Definition of pommel Pommel

/pɑˈmʌl/ - [pamul] - pom•mel

We found 16 definitions of pommel from 6 different sources.

What does pommel mean?

Noun Plural: pommels
pommel - handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
		saddlebow
		handgrip, handle, grip, hold the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
		saddle posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl
pommel - a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse
		handgrip, handle, grip, hold the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it; "he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
pommel - an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
		knob
		ornament, decoration, ornamentation the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)

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pommel (n.)
A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form
pommel (n.)
The knob on the hilt of a sword.
pommel (n.)
The knob or protuberant part of a saddlebow.
pommel (n.)
The top (of the head).
pommel (n.)
A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.
pommel (v. t.)
To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists.

pommel
pum′el, n. a knob or ball: the knob on a sword-hilt: the high part of a saddle-bow.—v.t. to beat as with a pommel, or with anything thick or heavy: to beat soundly: to bruise:—pr.p. pomm′elling; pa.t. and pa.p. pomm′elled.—adjs. Pomm′eled, Pomm′elled (her.), having a rounded knob ending in a smaller one; Pomm′etty, ending in a small knob, esp. of a cross—also Pomm′elé. [O. Fr. pomel (Fr. pommeau)—L. pomum, an apple.]

pommel
The knob on the hilt of a sword. Also the protuberant part of a saddle-bow.

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