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Definition of Pommel
1. Verb. Strike, usually with the fist. "The fighter managed to pommel his opponent"; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"
2. Noun. A handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse.
3. Noun. Handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle.
Generic synonyms: Grip, Handgrip, Handle, Hold
Specialized synonyms: Horn, Saddle Horn
Group relationships: Saddle
4. Noun. An ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger.
Definition of Pommel
1. n. A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form
2. v. t. To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists.
Definition of Pommel
1. Noun. The upper front brow of a saddle. ¹
2. Noun. Either of the rounded handles on a pommel horse. ¹
3. Noun. The knob on the hilt of an edged weapon such as a sword. ¹
4. Verb. (transitive) To pound or beat. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pommel
1. to strike with the fists [v -MELED, -MELING, -MELS or -MELLED, -MELLING, -MELS]
Medical Definition of Pommel
1. A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form; as: The knob on the hilt of a sword. The knob or protuberant part of a saddlebow. The top (of the head). A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion. Origin: OE. Pomel, OF. Pomel, F. Pommeau, LL. Pomellus, fr. L. Pomum fruit, LL. Also, an apple. See Pome. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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