(slang) To run away; to leg it.

simple past tense and past participle of shank it

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shank it

present participle of shank it

Alternative spelling of shanks' mare

(archaic) To go on foot; to walk.

(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.

(Cockney rhyming slang, vulgar) A wank. Masturbation.

(idiomatic, archaic) To travel on foot.