A surname.

(slang) To run away; to leg it.

simple past tense and past participle of shank it

present participle of shank it

(idiomatic, UK, Australia, New Zealand) One's feet or legs, regarded as a means of transport.

(US, idiomatic) One's own legs used for walking; to "travel by shanks' mare" or "ride [on] shanks' mare" is to walk to your destination.

(idiomatic, Scotland, archaic) Transportation by foot. To "take a shanks' nag" means using one's own legs to walk.

plural of velvet shank

plural of shanks' nag

plural of ham shank