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 of vaulting horse
First recorded in 1870–75
Words nearby vaulting horse
vaughn,
vault,
vault light,
vaulted,
vaulting,
vaulting horse,
vaulty,
vaunt,
vaunt-courier,
vaunted,
vauntful
Example sentences from the Web for vaulting horse
Jean sprang to her feet on the top of the vaulting-horse, and danced up and down in her excitement.
The Youngest Girl in the School |Evelyn Sharp
British Dictionary definitions for vaulting horse
vaulting horse
noun
gymnastics
a padded apparatus on legs, used for vaulting exercises
Also called: buck