pommel horse

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Definition of pommel horse in English Turkish dictionary

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English - English

Definition of pommel horse in English English dictionary

An apparatus for gymnastic exercises with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright pommels, as hand grips, near the centre; held upright with adjustable legs

An athletic event in which the pommel horse is used

a 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

a piece of equipment used in gymnastics that has two handles on top, which you hold on to when you jump or swing over it. or side horse Gymnastics event for men. It uses a padded rectangular apparatus supported by legs and with two pommels (U-shaped handles) on the top. The gymnast performs various swinging and balancing feats, holding himself over the horse by means of the pommels or by grasping the front (neck), centre (saddle), or rear (croup) of the horse. The apparatus stems from a wooden horse used by the Romans to teach mounting and dismounting

{i} side horse, leather padded vaulting horse equipped with two curved graspable pommels used in gymnastics by male gymnasts only

Hyphenation

pom·mel horse

Turkish pronunciation

pämıl hôrs

Pronunciation

/ˈpäməl ˈhôrs/ /ˈpɑːməl ˈhɔːrs/

Etymology

[ 'p&-m&l, 'pä- ] (noun.) 14th century. Middle English pomel, from Middle French, from Vulgar Latin pomellum ball, knob, from diminutive of Late Latin pomum apple.