Definitions for pommel
ˈpʌm əl, ˈpɒm-pom·mel

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pommelnoun

   a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse

2. pommel, saddlebownoun

   handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle

3. knob, pommelverb

   an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger

4. pummel, pommel, biffverb

   strike, usually with the fist

   "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pommelnoun

   The upper front brow of a saddle.

2. pommelnoun

   Either of the rounded handles on a pommel horse.

3. pommelnoun

   The knob on the hilt of an edged weapon such as a sword.

4. pommelverb

   To pound or beat.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pommelnoun

   Etymology: pomeau, Fr. pomo, Italian; appel van t' swaerd, Dutch.

   1. A round ball or knob.

   Like pommels round of marble clear,
   Where azur’d veins well mixt appear. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   Huram finished the two pillars and the pommels, and the chapters which were on the top of the two pillars. 2 Chron.

   2. The knob that balances the blade of the sword.

   His chief enemy offered to deliver the pommel of his sword in token of yielding. Philip Sidney.

   3. The protuberant part of the saddle before.

   The starting steed was seiz’d with sudden fright,
   And bounding, o’er the pommel cast the knight. Dryden.

2. To Pommelverb

   To beat with any thing thick or bulky, to beat black and blue; to bruise; to punch.

   Etymology: This word seems to come from pommeler, Fr. to variegate.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pommelnoun

   a knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form

2. Pommelnoun

   the knob on the hilt of a sword

3. Pommelnoun

   the knob or protuberant part of a saddlebow

4. Pommelnoun

   the top (of the head)

5. Pommelnoun

   a knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion

6. Pommelverb

   to beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists

7. Etymology: [OE. pomel, OF. pomel, F. pommeau, LL. pomellus, fr. L. pomum fruit, LL. also, an apple. See Pome.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Pommel

   pum′el, n. a knob or ball: the knob on a sword-hilt: the high part of a saddle-bow.—v.t. to beat as with a pommel, or with anything thick or heavy: to beat soundly: to bruise:—pr.p. pomm′elling; pa.t. and pa.p. pomm′elled.—adjs. Pomm′eled, Pomm′elled (her.), having a rounded knob ending in a smaller one; Pomm′etty, ending in a small knob, esp. of a cross—also Pomm′elé. [O. Fr. pomel (Fr. pommeau)—L. pomum, an apple.]

Military Dictionary and GazetteerRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. pommel

   The knob on the hilt of a sword. Also the protuberant part of a saddle-bow.

Matched Categories

1. • Handle
   • Hit

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of pommel in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of pommel in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=pommel
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Pommel
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=pommel
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pommel
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=pommel
6. ^ Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59563/pg59563-images.html