pommel horse

American  

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.

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pommel horse British  

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

McClenaghan, who triumphed on the pommel horse in Paris, said it was "a huge honour".

From BBC

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

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.

From BBC

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

From Los Angeles Times

Gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik, fresh off multiple medals and internet fame as the “pommel horse guy” at the Paris Olympics, is now in pursuit of a new prize: the Mirrorball Trophy.

From Los Angeles Times