long horse

• Termo arcaico que designa uma mesa ou banco longo e estreito, comum no inglês antigo. Pode também se referir a um tipo de arma de cerco medieval ou a uma grande armação de madeira; a expressão é raramente usada no inglês moderno.

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.

   Aparelho de ginástica

   • 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.