Pommel Definition
pŭməl, pŏm-
pommeled, pommeling, pommelled, pommelling, pommels
verb
pommeled, pommelled, pommels
To beat; pummel.
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Webster's New World
noun
pommels
The rounded, upward-projecting front part of a saddle.
Webster's New World
Either of the two rounded handles on top of a pommel horse.
American Heritage
The knob on the end of the hilt of some swords and daggers.
Webster's New World
Origin of Pommel
From Middle English pomel a pommel from Old French diminutive of pom ball, fruit from Latin pōmum fruit
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Middle English pomel, from Middle French, presumedly via Vulgar Latin pomellum (“ball, knob"), the diminutive of Late Latin pomum (“apple")
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