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pommel

Pronunciation: /ˈpɒ.məl/

The English word “pommel” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. The upper front brow of a saddle.
  2. Either of the rounded handles on a pommel horse.
  3. The knob on the hilt of an edged weapon such as a sword or dagger.
  4. A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.
  5. The bat used in the game of knurr and spell or trap ball.

verb

  1. To pound or beat.

Etymology

From Middle English pomel, from Old French pomel and Medieval Latin pomellum, pumellum, presumedly via Vulgar Latin *pomellum (“ball, knob”), the diminutive of Late Latin pōmum (“apple”). Compare French pommeau, Spanish pomo, and Swedish pumla.

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