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1. (n.) pommel
a knob, as on the hilt of a sword.
2. pommel
the protuberant part at the front and top of a saddle.
3. pommel
either of the two curved handles on the top surface of a pommel horse.
4. (v.t.) pommel
to beat or strike with or as if with the fists or a pommel.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME pomel < MF, der. of OF pom hilt of a sword < L pōmum fruit; see pome , -elle)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) pommel
a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse
2. (noun) pommel, saddlebow
handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
3. (verb) knob, pommel
an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
4. (verb) pummel, pommel, biff
strike, usually with the fist
"The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Pommel
a knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form
2. (noun) Pommel
the knob on the hilt of a sword
3. (noun) Pommel
the knob or protuberant part of a saddlebow
4. (noun) Pommel
the top (of the head)
5. (noun) Pommel
a knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion
6. (verb) Pommel
to beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists
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