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1pommel
noun pom·mel \ˈpə-məl, ˈpä-\
: a high, round part on the front of a saddle
Full Definition of POMMEL
1
: the knob on the hilt of a sword or saber
2
: the protuberance at the front and top of a saddle
3
: either of a pair of removable rounded or U-shaped handles used on the top of a pommel horse
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Origin of POMMEL
Middle English pomel, from Anglo-French, from Vulgar Latin *pomellum ball, knob, from diminutive of Latin pomum fruit
First Known Use: 14th century
Rhymes with POMMEL
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verb pom·mel \ˈpə-məl\
pom·meled or pom·melledpom·mel·ing or pom·mel·ling\ˈpə-mə-liŋ, ˈpəm-liŋ\
Definition of POMMEL
transitive verb
: pummel
Origin of POMMEL
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First Known Use: 1530
Related to POMMEL
- Synonyms
- bash, baste, bat, batter, belabor, belt, birch, bludgeon, buffet, bung up, club, curry, do, drub, fib [British], flog, hammer, hide, lace, lambaste (or lambast), lash, lather, lick, maul, mess (up), paddle, pelt, beat, pound, pummel, punch out, rough (up), slate, slog, switch, tan, thrash, thresh, thump, tromp, wallop, whale, whip, whop (or whap), whup, work over
POMMEL Defined for Kids
pommel
noun pom·mel \ˈpə-məl\
Definition of POMMEL for Kids
: a rounded knob on the handle of a sword or at the front of a saddle
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