pommel
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views updated May 18 2018pom·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.
The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
pommel
oxford
views updated May 18 2018pommel, pomel. 1. As
crop.
2. Ball, boss, knob, or knot terminal used as a
finial for
pinnacles, pyramidal roofs, etc.
A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture JAMES STEVENS CURL
pommel
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views updated May 14 2018pommel †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.
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology T. F. HOAD
