Why is a Charlie horse called a Charlie horse?

Answer 1

A Charlie horse is called this because in the old west that muscular part of your leg was called a Charlie. When cowboys would dismount, their legs would chafe and they had to walk very awkwardly. Eventually The Charlie was transformed into The Charlie Horse, named after the cowboys who got these problems.

Answer 2

The term Charlie horse is a North American colloquial term that is used to describe painful spasms or cramps in the leg muscles that once affected lasts somewhere between a few seconds to a few hours. The term originally dates back to American slang of the 1880s, possibly from the pitcher Charlie "Old Hoss" Radbourn who is said to have suffered from cramps. This type of injury in some western countries is known as Dead Leg, where as in Australia it is known as Corked Thigh.

Answer 3

The term "Charlie horse" is believed to have originated in American Baseball in the 1880s, where a player named Charlie suffered a muscle cramp during a game. The name stuck and became a common term for muscle cramps or spasms in the legs.

Answer 4

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