Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To beat; pummel.
- noun The upper front part of a saddle; a saddlebow.
- noun Either of the two rounded handles on top of a pommel horse.
- noun A knob on the hilt of a sword or similar weapon.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A knob or ball, or anything of similar shape.
- noun The protuberant part of a saddle-bow.
- noun The top (of the head).
- noun A round knob on the frame of a chair.
- noun A ballshaped ornament used as a finial to the conical or domeshaped roof of a turret, pavilion, etc.
- noun In a ceremonial mace, the lower or butt end; in the case of a crowned mace, the end opposite the crown.
- noun A piece of hard wood, grooved like a crimping-board, and attached to the hand by means of a strap, used in giving a granular appearance to leather and in making it supple.
- noun The bat used in the game of nur-and-spell.
- To beat as with a pommel or with something thick or bulky; beat, as with the fists; bruise.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists.
- noun The knob on the hilt of a sword.
- noun The knob or protuberant part of a saddlebow.
- noun The top (of the head).
- noun A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The
upper front brow of asaddle . - noun Either of the
rounded handles on apommel horse . - noun The
knob on thehilt of anedged weapon such as asword . - verb transitive To
pound orbeat .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
- noun handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
- noun a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse
- verb strike, usually with the fist
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Led Team USA to a victory over Canada earlier this year, taking first in pommel horse, still rings and parallel bars.
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Alexander Artemev, a world bronze-medal winner in pommel horse, even struggled on the event, which probably cost him an Olympic berth.
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Trevor stood beside something that vaguely resembled the gym apparatus known as a pommel-horse, holding an object like a cross between a large hot water bottle and an elephant's trunk, he referred to as an "AV."
Chrome Circle Lackey, Mercedes 1994
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Trevor stood beside something that vaguely resembled the gym apparatus known as a pommel-horse, holding an object like a cross between a large hot water bottle and an elephant's trunk, he referred to as an "AV."
Omnibus Lackey, Mercedes 1993
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In modern side-saddles, the right-hand crutel of the pommel is made very small; but there is a third crutel added behind, nominally for assistance in leaping, but which is very useful in enabling a lady to keep her proper position in the saddle.
The Lady's Country Companion: or, How to Enjoy a Country Life Rationally Jane 1845
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Trevor stood beside something that vaguely resembled the gym apparatus known as a pommel-horse, holding an object like a cross between a large hot water bottle and an elephant's trunk, he referred to as an "AV.
The Chrome Borne Lackey, Mercedes 1993
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The pommel was a lion head of bronze, the hilt leather-bound, the blade sharp and true.
Shield of Thunder Gemmell, David 2006
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Set into the pommel was a lustrous star sapphire, as big as a mans clenched fist.
Dragons Of A Lost Star Weis, Margaret 2001
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He struck with the sword pommel, turned, and cut a pair of liches across at midchest with a single sweeping motion.
Lord of the Isles 1997
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He then brained the rider with his sword pommel and ran him through with a quick thrust as he tried to rise.
And Other Tales Of Valdemar Lackey, Mercedes 1997
chained_bear commented on the word pommel
In fencing, the nut below the grip that holds the sword together and provides counterweight for balance.
February 6, 2007