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pommel

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

pom·mel • n. / ˈpäməl; ˈpəməl/ 1. a rounded knob on the end of the handle of a sword, dagger, or old-fashioned gun. 2. the upward curving or projecting part of a saddle in front of the rider. • v. / ˈpəməl; ˈpäməl/ (-meled , -mel·ing ; Brit. -melled, -mel·ling) another term for pummel.

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pommel

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

pommel †round body or prominence; knob terminating the hilt of a sword XIV; saddlebow XV. — OF. pomel (mod. pommeau):- Rom. *pōmellum, dim. of L. pōmum fruit, apple.
Hence vb. beat as with a pommel. XVI.

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pommel

A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture | 2000 | | Copyright

pommel, pomel.
1. As crop.

2. Ball, boss, knob, or knot terminal used as a finial for pinnacles, pyramidal roofs, etc.

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JAMES STEVENS CURL. "pommel." A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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pommel

Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes | 2007 | Copyright

pommel •sewellel •camel, enamel, entrammel, mammal, trammel •miasmal, phantasmal •Carmel •abysmal, baptismal, catechismal, dismal, paroxysmal •animal • minimal • lachrymal •maximal •decimal, infinitesimal •septimal • optimal • primal • Rommel •abnormal, conformal, formal, normal, paranormal, subnormal •chromosomal • Kümmel •Brummell, pommel, pummel •epidermal, geothermal, isothermal, pachydermal, taxidermal, thermal

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