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 Walker,Walking Gentleman (A), 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Walker’s ’Bus.
 
To go by Walker’s ’bus, to walk. Similarly, “To go by the Marrowbone stage,” “To ride Shank’s pony.”   1
 


 Walker,Walking Gentleman (A), 

 
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