| 词汇 | old rowley |
| 词源 | Old Rowley. Originally Old Rowley was the name of a fa- mous stallion in the British royal stables, a prodigious stud that sired many offspring. The name became even better known as the sobriquet of his master, Charles II (1630–85), the pleasure- loving English king who sired many illegitimate children. See charley. |
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