pommel horse

noun

|Updated on: 18 Jun 2018

Definition of pommel horse

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

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Recent Examples of pommel horse from the Web

Callahan placed third on the pommel horse (8.35) at the Lyons Sectional and was an at-large qualifier in the rings (8.35), vault (8.65) and high bar (8.00).

— steve reaven, chicagotribune.com, "Ready for takeoff: OPRF pole vaulters confident heading into sectional meet," 8 May 2018
Arber earned the pommel horse title with a score of 7.9, and finished second on the floor and rings.

— BostonGlobe.com, "2017-18 Boys' Gymnastics All-Scholastics," 7 May 2018
Eric Mitchell won the state title last season on the pommel horse.

— bob narang, Naperville Sun, "Baren reigns: Neuqua freshman Michael Baren makes strong debut at state meet with pair of medals," 15 May 2018
The leather pommel horses and side table are from Fulk’s KFI Collection for Pottery Barn, the wallcovering is by Folia, and the Roman shade is in a Holland & Sherry print.

— as told to ingrid abramovitch, ELLE Decor, "Tour A Sonoma Valley Lake House Rippling with Patterns and Color," 15 May 2018
Arber earned the pommel horse title with a score of 7.9, and finished second on the floor and rings.

— BostonGlobe.com, "2017-18 Boys' Gymnastics All-Scholastics," 7 Apr. 2018
This is just as exciting as the time Christian did his pommel horse trick!

— peggy truong, Cosmopolitan, "The Fifty Shades Movie Franchise Has Officially Thrusted Into the $1 Billion Club," 12 Feb. 2018
Find vintage-style wooden climbing walls behind a desk, a pommel horse at the end of the bed, table legs done up in tennis racquet wrap, and a retro white-and-black tiled bathroom.

— Condé Nast Traveler, "Chicago Athletic Association Hotel," 20 Oct. 2017
James said in a statement, which unfortunately did not include any details on whether or not the book will take an equally deep dive into Christian’s pommel horse skills.

— peggy truong, Cosmopolitan, "E.L. James Is Finally Done With Her Christian Grey Book Sequel and It’s Coming Really, Really Soon," 10 Oct. 2017

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