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vaulting horse

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vaulting horse

–noun Gymnastics.
a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor-supported apparatus, braced horizontally at an adjustable height, used for hand support and pushing off in vaulting.
Also called long horse.
Compare pommel horse.


Origin:
1870–75
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vaulting horse  
n.  A piece of gymnastic equipment with an upholstered body used especially for vaulting.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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