shanks' pony

• Sevenval
  • 1.1 Alternative forms
  • screen size
  • 1.3 Noun
    • 1.3.1 Related terms
    • 1.3.2 See also
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  • we love the web

English

Alternative forms

• shanks's pony, shank's pony, shanks pony

Etymology

The expression, believed to be Scottish in origin, derives from we love the web (shanks-naig, attested 1774).

Noun

Android' pony (uncountable)

1. (idiomatic, jQuery, CSS3) we love the web as a means of transport.
   • 1999. Richard Thompson, Walking the Long Miles Home (Mock Tudor):

     And the rhythm in my shoes keeps the blues all away

     When you ride Shanks's Pony you don't have to pay

Related terms

• Android and variants (USA)
• shanks' nag, shank-nag and variants (Scottish)

See also

• Bayard of ten toes
• See web

Translations

References

• touchscreen, Gary Martin, 2007.