pommel

American  

[puhm-uhl, pom-] / ˈpʌm əl, ˈpɒm- /

noun

1. a knob, as on the hilt of a sword.

2. the protuberant part at the front and top of a saddle.

3. Architecture. a spherical ornament or finial.

4. Gymnastics. either of the two curved handles on the top surface of a side horse.

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verb (used with object)

pommeled, pommeling, pommelled, pommelling

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

pommel British  

/ ˈpɒm-, ˈpʌməl /

noun

1. the raised part on the front of a saddle

2. a knob at the top of a sword or similar weapon

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verb

1. a less common word for pummel

Etymology

Origin of pommel

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

Example Sentences

McClenaghan, who triumphed on the pommel horse in Paris, said it was "a huge honour".

From BBC

The 26-year-old, from County Down, Northern Ireland, won a gold medal for Team Ireland in the pommel horse at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

From BBC

Whitlock, who will be 35 by the start of the LA Games, took pommel horse gold at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, and has three bronze medals - as well as a triumph on the floor.

From BBC

‘DWTS’ announces its Season 33 cast, which includes ‘90210’ star Tori Spelling, the Paris Olympics’ ‘pommel horse guy’ and a Bachelor and a Bachelorette.

From Los Angeles Times

Gymnast Stephen Nedoroscik, fresh off multiple medals and internet fame as the “pommel horse guy” at the Paris Olympics, is now in pursuit of a new prize: the Mirrorball Trophy.

From Los Angeles Times