gymnastic horse

gymnastic horse
noun
a 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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