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charley horse

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a charley horse (American, informal)
a sudden, painful tightening of a muscle in your arm or leg. She got a charley horse in her leg and had to stop dancing.
See also: horse
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George Parros suffered a sprained right ankle early in the first period and didn't return and Mattias Norstrom left the game with a possible charley horse.
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The pain from the hit was like a bad charley horse and lasted a good five minutes (and would linger another three days).
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