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Definitions for Pommel

[1] a knob, as on the hilt of a sword.
[2] the protuberant part at the front and top of a saddle.
[3] Architecture . a spherical ornament or finial.
[4] Gymnastics . either of the two curved handles on the top surface of a side horse.
[5] to beat or strike with or as if with the fists or a pommel.
[6] the raised part on the front of a saddle
[7] a knob at the top of a sword or similar weapon
[8] a less common word for pummel

Words related to Pommel

knob, pound, handle, pummel, club, cudgel, maul, belabor, strike, thwack, saddlebow, finial

Words nearby Pommel

pomfret, pomiculture, pomiferous, pommard, pomme blanche, pommel, pommel horse, pommelo, pommern, pommes frites, pommy

Origin of Pommel

1300–50; (noun) Middle English pomel < Middle French, derivative of Old French pom hilt of a sword < Latin pōmum fruit; see pome, -elle

Word origin for Pommel

C14: from Old French pomel knob, from Vulgar Latin pōmellum (unattested) little apple, from Latin pōmum apple

Synonyms for Pommel

belabor, club, cudgel, finial, handle, knob, maul, pound, pummel, saddlebow, strike, thwack