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SHANKS' MARE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does shanks' mare mean?
• SHANKS' MARE (noun)
The noun SHANKS' MARE has 1 sense:
Familiarity information: SHANKS' MARE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
You own legs
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
shank's mare; shank's pony; shanks' mare; shanks' pony
Context example:
I traveled on shank's mare
Hypernyms ("shanks' mare" is a kind of...):
leg (a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle)
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