Kalmar "Shanks' mare" magana ce ta ban mamaki da ke nufin yin amfani da ƙafafu don tafiya, musamman lokacin da babu wani nau'i na sufuri ko samuwa. Kalmar "shanks" tana nufin ƙananan ɓangaren ƙafafu, musamman wurin da ke tsakanin gwiwa da idon sawu. “Mare” kalma ce da ake amfani da ita wajen yin nuni ga doki ko wata dabba da ake amfani da ita wajen hawa ko sufuri. Don haka, shank's mare ko shanks's pony yana nufin tafiya da ƙafa ko tafiya ta tafiya.