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pommel — 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 … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Pommel — Pom mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pommeled}or {Pommelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pommeling} or {Pommelling}.] To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written also {pummel}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pommel — Pom mel, n. [OE. pomel, OF. pomel, F. pommeau, LL. pomellus, fr. L. pomum fruit, LL. also, an apple. See {Pome}.] 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
pommel — pom•mel [[t]ˈpʌm əl, ˈpɒm [/t]] n. v. meled, mel•ing (esp. brit.) melled, mel•ling. 1) a knob, as on the hilt of a sword 2) the protuberant part at the front and top of a saddle 3) spo either of the two curved handles on the top surface of a… … From formal English to slang
pommel — pom|mel [ˈpʌməl] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: pomel, from Vulgar Latin pomellum ball, knob , from Late Latin pomum; POMADE] 1.) the high, rounded part at the front of a horse s ↑saddle 2.) the round end of a sword handle … Dictionary of contemporary English
pommel — pom·mel … English syllables
pommel horse — pom′mel horse n. 1) spo a padded, somewhat cylindrical, floor supported gymnastic apparatus with two graspable pommels on top, used by men for hand supported balancing and swinging maneuvers 2) spo the gymnastic competition involving this… … From formal English to slang
Pommeled — Pommel Pom mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pommeled}or {Pommelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pommeling} or {Pommelling}.] To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written also {pummel}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pommeling — Pommel Pom mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pommeled}or {Pommelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pommeling} or {Pommelling}.] To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written also {pummel}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pommelled — Pommel Pom mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pommeled}or {Pommelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pommeling} or {Pommelling}.] To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written also {pummel}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pommelling — Pommel Pom mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Pommeled}or {Pommelled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Pommeling} or {Pommelling}.] To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written also {pummel}.] [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
