Synonyms

pommel horse

American

noun

Gymnastics.

a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, similar to a vaulting horse but having two graspable pommels on top, used by men for hand-supported balancing, rotating, and swinging maneuvers.

pommel horse British

noun

gymnastics a type of vaulting horse fitted with two curved handles, used for swinging and vaulting exercises

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Etymology

Origin of pommel horse

First recorded in 1905–10

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pommel horse

Conrad leans in confidentially: “I have been asked if that’s really Dave doing the pommel horse, and my answer is, ‘I don’t know.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 8, 2026

The 26-year-old, from County Down, Northern Ireland, won a gold medal for Team Ireland in the pommel horse at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

From BBC ● Dec. 29, 2025

Nedoroscik secured his second bronze medal in the individual pommel horse final on Aug. 3.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2024

The Rubik's Cube-solving 'pommel horse guy' stared deep into the pommel horse, as he quietly waited his turn.

From BBC ● Aug. 11, 2024

This served as an introduction to your power move—which was your acrobatic move—the kind of thing that looked, sometimes, like what you saw gymnasts do on a pommel horse, except way cooler.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

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