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Date: 1800-1900
Origin: Charley male name, from Charles

charley horse

 noun
     
Related topics: Illness and Disability
char‧ley horse [countable, singular] American English informal
MI a pain in a large muscle, for example in your leg, caused by the muscle becoming tight [= cramp]
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