CHARLEY HORSE


Meaning of CHARLEY HORSE in English

noun

Usage: sometimes capitalized C

Etymology: from Charley (the name) + horse; perhaps from the occurrence of Charley as a typical name for old lame horses kept for family use

1. : pain and stiffness resulting from a bruise usually of a thigh muscle followed by hardening of the bruised tissue

2. : muscular strain or soreness especially in a leg

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