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(päm′əl; for v. pum′əl)

noun

the knob on the end of the hilt of some swords and daggers
the rounded, upward-projecting front part of a saddle

Origin: ME pomel < OFr dim. of pome, apple: see pome

transitive verb pommeled or pommelled, pommeling or pommelling

pummel

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transitive verb pom·meled also pom·melled, pom·mel·ing also pom·mel·ling, pom·mels also pom·mels

To beat; pummel.

noun

The upper front part of a saddle; a saddlebow.
Either of the two rounded handles on top of a pommel horse.
A knob on the hilt of a sword or similar weapon.

Origin:

Origin: From Middle English pomel, a pommel

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , diminutive of pom, ball, fruit

Origin: , from Latin pōmum, fruit

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