- gymnastic horse
- nouna padded gymnastic apparatus on legs• Syn: ↑horse• Hypernyms: ↑gymnastic apparatus, ↑exerciser• Hyponyms: ↑pommel horse, ↑side horse, ↑vaulting horse, ↑long horse, ↑buck
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gymnastic horse
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gymnastic apparatus — noun sports equipment used in gymnastic exercises • Syn: ↑exerciser • Derivationally related forms: ↑exercise (for: ↑exerciser) • Topics: ↑gymnastics, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
horse — /hɔs / (say haws) noun 1. a large, solid hoofed quadruped, Equus caballus, domesticated since prehistoric times, and employed as a beast of draught and burden and for carrying a rider. 2. a male horse, fully grown and past its fourth birthday. 3 …
long horse — noun a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting • Syn: ↑vaulting horse, ↑buck • Hypernyms: ↑horse, ↑gymnastic horse * * * noun 1. : a vaulting apparatus that is similar to a side horse … Useful english dictionary
side horse — noun a gymnastic 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 • Syn: ↑pommel horse • Hypernyms: ↑horse, ↑gymnastic horse • Part Meronyms … Useful english dictionary
vaulting horse — noun a gymnastic horse without pommels and with one end elongated; used lengthwise for vaulting • Syn: ↑long horse, ↑buck • Hypernyms: ↑horse, ↑gymnastic horse * * * ˈvaulting horse [vaulting horse vaulting horses … Useful english dictionary
pommel horse — noun a gymnastic 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 • Syn: ↑side horse • Hypernyms: ↑horse, ↑gymnastic horse • Part Meronyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Training the Three-Day Event Horse and Rider — (ISBN 0 385 42520 1) is a 1995 book written by James C. Wofford, covering each phase of the equestrian sport of eventing, as well as a brief history of the event and a section on choosing a proper horse for the sport. The book ends with a section … Wikipedia
Pommel horse — The pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. It is traditionally used by male gymnasts, due to intense strength requirements. Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, today the frame may contain plastic or … Wikipedia
The Wooden Horse — Infobox Film name = The Wooden Horse image size = caption = director = Jack Lee producer = writer = Eric Williams narrator = starring = Leo Genn Anthony Steel David Tomlinson music = cinematography = editing = distributor = released = 1950… … Wikipedia
pommel horse — pom′mel horse n. 1) spo a padded, somewhat cylindrical, floor supported gymnastic apparatus with two graspable pommels on top, used by men for hand supported balancing and swinging maneuvers 2) spo the gymnastic competition involving this… … From formal English to slang
