pommel horse

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American Heritage Dictionary (2 definitions)

    –noun
  1. An apparatus for gymnastic exercises that consists of a padded, loaf-shaped object with two pommels on top and stands horizontal to the floor, usually on adjustable legs.
  2. An athletic event in which the pommel horse is used.

WordNet (1 definition)

    –noun
  1. A gymnastic horse with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright handles (pommels) near the center; held upright by two steel supports, one at each end.

Century Dictionary

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  • Oklahoma swept all event titles over the Nittany Lions by scoring team event highs on the night on floor (62.150), pommel horse (59.250), rings (60.850), vault (64.650), parallel bars
  • Sophomore Ben Ketelsen tied for second on vault with 15.70 in addition to a 13.90 on pommel horse that earned him fifth in the event.
  • Alexander Artemev, an alternate, reminded us why men's gymnastics doesn't just do away with the dreaded pommel horse (and helped the U.S. qualify for the team finals).
  • Mother, if my constitution is unfit for gymnast … The grist mill shall become my pommel horse and daily labor my reward!
 

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