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Definition of Pommel

Pommel
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 part of a saddlebow. (c) The top (of the head). --Chaucer. (d) A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.
Pommel
Pommel Pom"mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pommeledor 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.]

Meaning of Pommel from wikipedia

- Look up pommel in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Pommel may refer to: Pommel (saddle), the raised area at the front of an equestrian saddle Pommel (sword)...
- The pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics apparatus. Traditionally, it is used by only male gymnasts. Originally made of a metal frame with a wooden body...
- The pommel horse is an artistic gymnastics event held at the Summer Olympics. The event was first held for men at the first modern Olympics in 1896. It...
- most successful gymnast in British history. He is also the most successful pommel horse worker in Olympic Games history, with two gold medals and one bronze...
- grip and pommel. The guard may contain a crossguard or quillons. A t****el or sword knot may be attached to the guard or pommel. The pommel (Anglo-Norman...
- artistic gymnast. He received a bronze medal and two silver medals on the pommel horse at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics and the 2016 Rio...
- centimetres (23 to 39 in). Pommels were most commonly of the 'Brazil-nut' type from around 1000–1200 AD, with the 'wheel' pommel appearing in the 11th and...
- when he won the silver medal on pommel horse at the 2022 World Championships. He then won the bronze medal on the pommel horse at the 2023 World Championships...
- where the rider sits. It is usually lower than the pommel and cantle - to provide security. Pommel (English)/ swells (Western) or saddlebow: the front...
- sidesaddle design with a second, lower pommel to the sidesaddle. In this design, still in use today, one pommel is nearly vertical, mounted approximately...