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<blockquote data-quote="TerryMiller" data-source="post: 3712757" data-attributes="member: 7900"><p>Huh....</p><p></p><p>....I've always heard it as and used the phrase of "Shank's mare." This is the first time I've heard of "Shank's pony."</p><p></p><p>That said, I'm not sure where "Shank's mare" came from.</p><p></p><p>Edit: OK, I just got a bit of new knowledge.</p><p></p><p>"What's the origin of the phrase 'Shanks' pony'?</p><p>Shanks' (or shanks's) mare (or nag or pony) derives from the name of the lower part of the leg between the knee and ankle - the shank, nowadays more often known as the shin-bone or tibia. This was alluded to in the early form of this term - shank's nag. This originated in Scotland in the 18th century. There are several early citations in Scottish literature, as here in Robert Fergusson's <em>Poems on Various Subjects</em>, 1774:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryMiller, post: 3712757, member: 7900"] Huh.... ....I've always heard it as and used the phrase of "Shank's mare." This is the first time I've heard of "Shank's pony." That said, I'm not sure where "Shank's mare" came from. Edit: OK, I just got a bit of new knowledge. "What's the origin of the phrase 'Shanks' pony'? Shanks' (or shanks's) mare (or nag or pony) derives from the name of the lower part of the leg between the knee and ankle - the shank, nowadays more often known as the shin-bone or tibia. This was alluded to in the early form of this term - shank's nag. This originated in Scotland in the 18th century. There are several early citations in Scottish literature, as here in Robert Fergusson's [I]Poems on Various Subjects[/I], 1774: [/QUOTE]
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