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1 pommel
['pʌml]1) (on saddle, sword) pomo m.2) (in gymnastics) maniglia f.* * *pommel /ˈpʌməl/n.(to) pommel /ˈpʌməl/v. t.pommelling, ( USA) pommelingn. [u]pugni (dati a q.); cazzottatura (pop.).* * *['pʌml]1) (on saddle, sword) pomo m.2) (in gymnastics) maniglia f. -
2 horse
[hɔːs]1) cavallo m.the horses — colloq. (horseracing) le corse dei cavalli
3) U mil. cavalleria f.4) colloq. (heroin) ero(ina) f.••to flog — BE
beat — AE
a dead horse — colloq. pestare l'acqua nel mortaio
(straight) from the horse's mouth — [ information] di prima mano
to get on one's high horse — darsi delle arie, alzare la cresta
hold your horses! — colloq. calma!
it's horses for courses — = persone diverse sono adatte a situazioni o compiti diversi
* * *[ho:s]1) (a large four-footed animal which is used to pull carts etc or to carry people etc.) cavallo2) (a piece of apparatus used for jumping, vaulting etc in a gymnasium.) cavallo•- horsefly
- horsehair
- horseman
- horsemanship
- horseplay
- horsepower
- horseshoe
- on horseback
- straight from the horse's mouth
- from the horse's mouth* * *[hɔːs]1) cavallo m.the horses — colloq. (horseracing) le corse dei cavalli
3) U mil. cavalleria f.4) colloq. (heroin) ero(ina) f.••to flog — BE
beat — AE
a dead horse — colloq. pestare l'acqua nel mortaio
(straight) from the horse's mouth — [ information] di prima mano
to get on one's high horse — darsi delle arie, alzare la cresta
hold your horses! — colloq. calma!
it's horses for courses — = persone diverse sono adatte a situazioni o compiti diversi
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pommel horse — n. Gym. 1. a piece of equipment consisting of a HORSE (n. 9) with two U shaped or rounded handles on top, used for acrobatic routines 2. an event in which a male gymnast performs a routine on such a horse … English World dictionary
pommel horse — n a piece of equipment used in ↑gymnastics that has two handles on top, which you hold on to when you jump or swing over it … Dictionary of contemporary English
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 Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body and a leather cover, today the frame may contain plastic or … Wikipedia
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
pommel horse — Gymnastics. a padded, somewhat cylindrical floor supported apparatus, similar to a vaulting horse but having two graspable pommels on top, used by men for hand supported balancing, rotating, and swinging maneuvers. Also called side horse. [1905… … Universalium
pommel horse — noun Date: 1908 1. a gymnastics apparatus for swinging and balancing feats that consists of a padded rectangular or cylindrical form with two pommels on the top and that is supported in a horizontal position above the floor 2. an event in which… … New Collegiate Dictionary
pommel horse — noun a) 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 … Wiktionary
pommel horse — n. side horse, leather padded vaulting horse equipped with two curved graspable pommels used in gymnastics by male gymnasts only … English contemporary dictionary
pommel horse — noun a vaulting horse fitted with a pair of curved handgrips … English new terms dictionary
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
pommel horse — noun (C) a piece of equipment used in gymnastics with two handles on top, which you hold onto and jump over … Longman dictionary of contemporary English