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pommel

pom·mel

UK/ˈpɒ.məl/ US/ˈpɑ.məl/ uncommon obsolete
verb (1) noun (3)

verb

1.

strike, usually with the fist

  • “The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators”
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noun

1.

a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse

2.
3.

an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger

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Origin

From Middle English pomel, from Old French pomel and Medieval Latin pomellum, pumellum, presumedly via Vulgar Latin *pomellum (“ball, knob”), the diminutive of Late Latin pōmum (“apple”). Compare French pommeau, Spanish pomo, and Swedish pumla.

Phrases

  • pommel foot
  • pommel horse
  • pommel slicker

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