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vaulting horse

American  

noun

Gymnastics.

  1. a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.

vaulting horse British  

noun

  1. Also called: buck.  gymnastics a padded apparatus on legs, used for vaulting exercises

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Etymology

Origin of vaulting horse

First recorded in 1870–75

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