shanks' nag
shanks' nag · shanks' nags
Transportation by footTransportation by foot. To "take a shanks' nag" means using one's own legs to walk.
Meaning
1 senses(Scotland, archaic, idiomatic)Transportation by foot. To "take a shanks' nag" means using one's own legs to walk.
Origin
Traced back to shanks-nag, 1758; The expression -- believed to be Scottish in origin (i.e.Traced back to shanks-nag, 1758; The expression -- believed to be Scottish in origin (i.e. shanks-naig 1774), refers to the use of shank to refer to the part of the human leg between the knee and ankle.
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Forms
plural: shanks' nags| Singular | shanks' nag |
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Word family
3 related wordsRelatedshank-nag
See also
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