pommel

[ puhm-uhl, pom- ]
/ ˈpʌm əl, ˈpɒm- /
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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), pom·meled, pom·mel·ing or (especially British) pom·melled, pom·mel·ling.

to beat or strike with or as if with the fists or a pommel.

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Also pummel.

Origin of pommel

1300–50; (noun) Middle English pomel<Middle French, derivative of Old French pom hilt of a sword <Latin pōmum fruit; see pome, -elle

Words nearby pommel

pomiculture, pomiferous, Pommard, pomme blanche, pommée, pommel, pommel horse, pommelo, Pommern, pommes frites, pommy
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Words related to pommel

knob, pound, handle, pummel, club, cudgel, maul, belabor, strike, thwack, saddlebow, finial

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British Dictionary definitions for pommel

pommel
/ (ˈpʌməl, ˈpɒm-) /

noun

the raised part on the front of a saddle
a knob at the top of a sword or similar weapon

verb -mels, -melling or -melled or US -mels, -meling or -meled

a less common word for pummel

Word Origin for pommel

C14: from Old French pomel knob, from Vulgar Latin pōmellum (unattested) little apple, from Latin pōmum apple
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