pommel

1. n. A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form Source: opted

2. n. The knob on the hilt of a sword. Source: opted

3. n. The knob or protuberant part of a saddlebow. Source: opted

4. n. The top (of the head). Source: opted

5. n. A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion. Source: opted

6. v. t. To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. Source: opted

7. n. a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse Source: wordnet

8. n. handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle Source: wordnet

9. n. an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger Source: wordnet

10. v. strike, usually with the fist Source: wordnet

11. A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form; as: (a) The knob on the hilt of a sword. Macaulay. (b) The knob or protuberant part of a saddlebow. (c) The top (of the head). Chaucer. (d) A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion. To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written also pummel.] Source: webster

12. A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form; as:(a) The knob on the hilt of a sword. Macaulay.(b) The knob or protuberant part of a saddlebow.(c) The top (of the head). Chaucer.(d) A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion. Source: adambom

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