pommel horse

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nounGymnastics.

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.

Origin of pommel horse

First recorded in 1905–10

Also called side horse.

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How to use pommel horse in a sentence

British gymnast Max Whitlock, who won two golds at the Rio Games, used his sofa as a pommel horse.
How Olympic Athletes Are Coping with the Wait for the Postponed 2021 Games | Sean Gregory | January 12, 2021 | Time

British Dictionary definitions for pommel horse

pommel horse

noun

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

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