shanks' nag

短语

十一路

词形变化

shanks' nags 复数 shanks' nags

别名

shank-nag

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    Transportation by foot. To "take a shanks' nag" means using one's own legs to walk.

    十一路

    苏格兰 古体 习语

词源

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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