Sekirov Dictionary

pommel

UK /ˈpɒ.məl/US /ˈpɑ.məl/

noun 6
verb 1
forms 5

noun6

A rounded knob or handle.
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Either of the rounded handles on a pommel horse.
- The pommels, of which two sets must be provided, fit into these incisions. — 1867
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The knob on the hilt of an edged weapon such as a sword or dagger.
- The pommel is either a cone of metal or a crutch with a whorl ending either arm. — 1884
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A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.
- One fragment of pillar had a pommel finial with a mortise, indicating that it once held a metal object, perhaps a cross. — 2005
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The upper front brow of a saddle.
- In the shoulder saddle, pommel and cantle are inclined toward each other at the bottom and away from each other at the top. — 1990
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(no longer used) The bat used in the game of knurr and spell or trap ball.
- The player, armed with a pommel, stands from two to three feet from the spell, places a knur in the cup which is held down by the rack. — 1871

verb1

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To pound or beat.
- I will not say as schoolboys do to bullies—Take some one of your own size; don’t pommel me! No, ye’ve knocked me down, and I am up again; but ye have run and hidden. — 1851

forms

pommeled · pommelled · pommeling · pommelling · pommels

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