pommel horse

noun

: a large piece of equipment used in gymnastics that is like a very thick bench with two handles on top of it

Full Definition of POMMEL HORSE

: a gymnastics apparatus for swinging and balancing feats that consists of a padded rectangular or cylindrical form with two pommels on the top and that is supported in a horizontal position above the floor

: an event in which the pommel horse is used

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First Known Use of POMMEL HORSE

1908

Rhymes with POMMEL HORSE

charley horse, Crazy Horse, cutting horse, harness horse, hobbyhorse, intercourse, minicourse, nonrecourse, outercourse, quarter horse, reinforce, rocking horse, saddle horse, telecourse, tour de force, Trojan horse, vaulting horse, watercourse

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