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pommel

noun
pom·​mel | \ ˈpÉ™-mÉ™l How to pronounce pommel (audio) , ˈpä- How to pronounce pommel (audio) \

Definition of pommel

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1 : the knob on the hilt of a sword or saber
2 : the protuberance at the front and top of a saddle
3 : either of a pair of removable rounded or U-shaped handles used on the top of a pommel horse

pommel

verb
pom·​mel | \ ˈpÉ™-mÉ™l How to pronounce pommel (audio) \
pommeled or pommelled; pommeling or pommelling\ ˈpÉ™-​mÉ™-​liÅ‹ How to pronounce pommelling (audio) , ˈpÉ™m-​liÅ‹ \

Definition of pommel (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: pummel
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Examples of pommel in a Sentence

Verb

 the elderly woman pommeled the would-be thief with her handbag until he begged for mercy

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

 His best showings were a third-place tie on pommel (7.0) and a fourth on rings (7.4). — BostonGlobe.com, "2018-19 Boys' Gymnastics All-Scholastics," 10 June 2019 Hilts, pommels, and other details can be customized as well. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Hands-on with a $434 replica lightsaber: May the dork be with you," 25 Dec. 2018 Hilts and pommels were and are the most common decoration, for dragonglass is too brittle to make a useful crossguard. — Megan Mccluskey, Time, "Breaking Down the Hidden Clues in Samwell Tarly's Citadel Research on Game of Thrones," 17 July 2017

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

 Not surprisingly, the five fastest serves ever recorded were pommeled by players 6-foot-4 or bigger. — Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, "How Elite Tennis Players Crank Out Serves at 150 MPH," 12 July 2019 The President’s $17 million home on the island of St. Martin, Le Chateau des Palmiers, was pommeled by Irma days earlier as the then-Category 5 storm wreaked havoc on several Caribbean islands. — Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE.com, "Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club Assesses Damage after Indirect Hit from Hurricane Irma," 12 Sep. 2017

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First Known Use of pommel

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1530, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for pommel

Noun and Verb

Middle English pomel, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *pomellum ball, knob, from diminutive of Latin pomum fruit

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More Definitions for pommel

pommel

noun
How to pronounce pommel (audio) How to pronounce pommel (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of pommel

: a high, round part on the front of a saddle

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pommel

noun
pom·​mel | \ ˈpÉ™-mÉ™l How to pronounce pommel (audio) \

Kids Definition of pommel

: a rounded knob on the handle of a sword or at the front of a saddle

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