pommel horse
noun
Simple meaning
A gymnastic horse with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright handles near the center.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpɑməlˈhɔɹs
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Definition
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noun
An athletic event in which the pommel horse is used.
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
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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How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: An athletic event in which the pommel horse is used.
Used this way, pommel horse is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. This is a sporting use: familiar to anyone who follows the game, and puzzling to anyone who does not.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Sports
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- Everyday conversation
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