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Meaning of shanks' nag | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

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

Scotland, archaic, idiomatic

Equivalents

Íslenska ganga
Svenska apostlahästar

Examples

“He took shanks-naig, but fient may care.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

shanks' pony Shanksville Shanlee Shanley Shanlin Shanmugam

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