pommel
11pommel — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pomel, from Anglo French, from Vulgar Latin *pomellum ball, knob, from diminutive of Latin pomum fruit Date: 14th century 1. the knob on the hilt of a sword or saber 2. the protuberance at the front and top of a… …
12pommel — /pum euhl, pom /, n., v., pommeled, pommeling or (esp. Brit.) pommelled, pommelling. n. 1. a knob, as on the hilt of a sword. 2. the protuberant part at the front and top of a saddle. See illus. under saddle. 3. Archit. a spherical ornament or… …
13pommel — 1. noun a) The upper front brow of a saddle. b) Either of the rounded handles on a pommel horse. 2. verb To …
14Pommel — Spherical ornament at the top of tent or flag pole; the part at the front of a saddle. The term was also used of the knob or boss on the handle of a sword. These could be plain or ornamental but there were a great many styles. [< OldFr. pommel …
15pommel — pom|mel1 [ pʌml ] noun count 1. ) the raised part at the front of a horse s SADDLE 2. ) the round end on the handle of a sword or gun pommel pom|mel 2 [ pʌml, paml ] another spelling of pummel …
16pommel — [[t]pʌ̱m(ə)l, pɒ̱m [/t]] pommels N COUNT A pommel is the part of a saddle that rises up at the front, or a knob that is fixed there …
17pommel — pom·mel || pÊŒml n. round upward projection of a saddle; hilt of a sword (also pummel) v. beat, strike; hit, punch, pound; perform gymnastics on a pommel horse (type of gymnastics equipment) …
18pommel — n. & v. n. 1 a knob, esp. at the end of a sword hilt. 2 the upward projecting front part of a saddle. v.tr. (pommelled, pommelling; US pommeled, pommeling) = PUMMEL. Phrases and idioms: pommel horse a vaulting horse fitted with a pair of curved… …
19pommel horse — n a piece of equipment used in ↑gymnastics that has two handles on top, which you hold on to when you jump or swing over it …
20pommel horse — n. Gym. 1. a piece of equipment consisting of a HORSE (n. 9) with two U shaped or rounded handles on top, used for acrobatic routines 2. an event in which a male gymnast performs a routine on such a horse …
