pommel
noun
a knob, as on the hilt of a sword.
pommelled
Example Sentences
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He stirred and pommelled the Mulgars with his pole.
From The Three Mulla-mulgars by Walter De la Mare
Every man endeavoured to be the first in making his exit, the door and passage were blocked up; each individual was pommelled by the person that happened to be behind him.
From The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle by T. (Tobias) Smollett
Shrouded in earth-coloured garments, they shrieked, strove, rang their bells, kicked their donkeys, elbowed their rivals, pommelled their camels, recited the Koran, or testified with frenzy, the terrific honesty of all their dealings.
From Bye-Ways by Robert Smythe Hichens
To get well pommelled for his pains, and do no good to any one, himself included.
From What Answer? by Anna E. Dickinson
A bag of sand, equal in weight to his adversary, was daily pommelled by the champion of America until he could make it swing and recoil satisfactorily.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 19, May, 1859 by Various
