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pommel horse

pommel horse noun: 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.

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Noun

pommel horse (plural pommel horses)

  1. 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.
  2. An athletic event in which the pommel horse is used.

Forms of pommel horse

pluralpommel horses

Questions about pommel horse

What does pommel horse mean?
Pommel horse means 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.
What part of speech is pommel horse?
Pommel horse is a noun.
What is the plural of pommel horse?
The plural of pommel horse is pommel horses.

Words near pommel horse in the dictionary

  1. pommecytheres
  2. pommee
  3. pommees
  4. pommeis
  5. pommel
  6. pommel horse
  7. pommel horses
  8. pommeled
  9. pommeler
  10. pommelers
  11. pommeling

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