shank’s mare

n. foot travel. (Old. Lacking a horse, one uses the legs. This does not refer to a person named shank.) You’ll find that shank’s mare is the quickest way to get across town.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Marcel	mar-SEL (French), MAHR-tsel (Polish), MAHR-sel (Dutch, German)	French, Catalan, Romanian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Dutch, German
Rostislav	rahs-tee-SLAHF (Russian)	Russian, Czech, Medieval Slavic
Chip	CHIP	English
Brook	BRUWK	English
Elisha	[i'laiʃə]
Spartacus	SPAHR-tə-kəs (English)	History