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pommel
[ puhm-uhl, pom- ]
noun
- a knob, as on the hilt of a sword.
- the protuberant part at the front and top of a saddle.
- Architecture. a spherical ornament or finial.
- Gymnastics. either of the two curved handles on the top surface of a side horse.
verb (used with object)
- to beat or strike with or as if with the fists or a pommel.
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Origin of pommel1
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Example Sentences
Letting the rifle drop and swing from the pommel, he met the charge of two grinning and scowling lancers.
From the pommel of his saddle hung a Venetian casque, which he had doffed for a turban, a more comfortable head-gear on the route.
"Miss Van Diemen, it shall all turn out well," he said, striking his fist on the pommel of his saddle.
The weary lady had no response ready for words of cheer; she leaned heavily over the pommel of her saddle and rode on in silence.
The dogs were stopped and the deer thrown over the pommel of one of the boys, and we rode on to try the Brunswick swamp.
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