pommel
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pommel
- /ˈpɒ.məl/ UK
- /ˈpɑ.məl/ US
Rhymes with -ɒməl
Where it comes from
From Middle English pomel, from Old French pomel and Medieval Latin pomellum, pumellum, presumedly via Vulgar Latin *pomellum (“ball, knob”), the diminutive of Late Latin pōmum (“apple”). Compare French pommeau, Spanish pomo, and Swedish pumla.
noun pommels · pummel
- The upper front brow of a saddle. But, if it does so sit, it is plain that the pommel must rise sufficiently to secure the withers from pressure; therefore it follows, that a horse whose withers are higher than common, (a well-built hunter for example,) requires a pommel higher by so much as he excels the generality of horses.
- Either of the rounded handles on a pommel horse. The pommels, of which two sets must be provided, fit into these incisions.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
verb pommels · pommeling · pommelling · pommeled · pommelled
- To pound or beat. The scaling him with chairs for ladders to dive into his pockets, despoil him of brown-paper parcels, hold on tight by his cravat, hug him round his neck, pommel his back, and kick his legs in irrepressible affection!
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noun upper front brow of a saddle
| Español | borrén |
|---|---|
| Français | pommeau |
| Deutsch | Vorderzwiesel, Sattelknauf |
| Русский | пере́дняя лука́ perédnjaja luká |
noun knob on the hilt of an edged weapon such as a sword
| Français | pommeau |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Knauf |
| Italiano | pomo |
| Ελληνικά | σφαίρωμα sfaíroma |
| Русский | навершие naveršije |
verb to pound or beat
| Deutsch | verprügeln |
|---|
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