单词 | charley horse |
释义 | charley horsen. North American slang. Stiffness or cramp in the arm or leg, esp. in baseball players. ΘΚΠ the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > diseases of tissue > disorders affecting muscles > [noun] > spasm or cramp > type of spasm > occupational > specific telegraphist's cramp1875 telegrapher's cramp1877 weavers' cramp1881 telegrapher's palsy1882 pianist's cramp1887 charley horse1888 piano-failure1897 watchmaker's cramp1899 1888 M. J. Kelly ‘Play Ball’ 21 I could dance in those days, because, you see, I never was bothered with ‘Charley Horse’. 1889 Cincinnati Comm. Gaz. 17 Mar. 15/1 Mac was affected with a ‘Charley-horse’ and that ended his ball~playing for 1888. 1921 Daily Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) 13 Oct. 11/4 Pulled tendon, or ‘charley-horse’ in right leg; torn loose again Monday. 1947 Sooner Mag. (Norman, Okla.) Nov. 14/2 The day before the first scheduled game with Oklahoma City he suffered a charley-horse. 1968 Globe & Mail (Toronto) 11 July 32/8 Rookie centre Gordon Judges departed in the second half suffering a severe charley horse in his left thigh. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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