charley horsen.
North American slang.
Stiffness or cramp in the arm or leg, esp. in baseball players.
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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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