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Meaning of 'pommel' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pommel [ n.]
- A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form
- The knob on the hilt of a sword.
- The knob or protuberant part of a saddlebow.
- The top (of the head).
- A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.
2 . Pommel [ v. t.]
- To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists.

Meaning of 'pommel' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pommel [ v]
Meaning (1):
- strike, usually with the fist
Example in sentence:
  • The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators

Nearby Words:

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