pommel horse

noun

Gymnastics.

1. 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

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of pommel horse¹

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

Whitlock, who will be 35 by the start of the LA Games, took pommel horse gold at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, and has three bronze medals - as well as a triumph on the floor.

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‘DWTS’ announces its Season 33 cast, which includes ‘90210’ star Tori Spelling, the Paris Olympics’ ‘pommel horse guy’ and a Bachelor and a Bachelorette.

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

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Team USA's Stephen Nedoroscik was waiting for his pommel horse routine, glasses on and in the zone.

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Nedoroscik also took home the bronze in the individual pommel horse event.

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