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pommel horse

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
pom-mel horse
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

noun

An athletic event in which the pommel horse is used.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Sports.

Inflected Forms

pommel horses (plural)

Phrases

vaulting horse

Frequently Paired Words

vaulting horse

Synonyms

side horse

Questions

What does pommel horse mean?
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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