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Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—O

Old Rowley

Charles II. was so called from his favourite racehorse. A portion of the Newmarket racecourse is still called Rowley Mile, from the same horse.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
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