long horse

• Veralteter Begriff für einen langen, schmalen Tisch oder eine Bank, oft im alten englischen Kontext verwendet. Alternativ kann er sich auf eine Art mittelalterliches Belagerungsgerät oder einen großen Holzrahmen beziehen.

An archaic term for a long, narrow table or bench, often used in old English contexts. Alternatively, it may refer to a type of medieval siege weapon or a large wooden frame. The phrase is rarely used in modern English.

1. Gymnastics apparatusB2formal

   A piece of gymnastic equipment used for vaulting, longer than the modern vaulting table, historically used in men's gymnastics.

   Turngerät

   • The gymnast performed a perfect vault over the long horse.
   • Long horse was a standard event in Olympic gymnastics until the 1990s.
   • He trained for years to master the long horse routine.