pommel horse

noun

1

: 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

2

: an event in which the pommel horse is used

Illustration of pommel horse

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Examples of pommel horse in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Also on the five-man team are Kameron Nelson and pommel horse specialist Patrick Hoopes, with veteran Yul Moldauer the traveling alternate. — Nancy Armour, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Rather than don stirrup pants — long the de facto uniform on events like pommel horse — Richard opted for shorts with white compression leggings underneath. — Will Graves, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026

Individual apparatus leads include Patrick Hoopes on pommel horse, Asher Cohen on still rings, Yul Moldauer on parallel bars, Cooper Kim on high bar, and Kameron Nelson on vault, setting up an exciting final day. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Patrick Hoopes won bronze in pommel horse at the World Gymnastics Championships in Indonesia last week. — Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 31 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1908, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for pommel horse

• counterforce
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• reinforce
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• course
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