pommel
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pom·mel
[puhm-uh
l, pom-] noun, verb, pom·meled, pom·mel·ing or ( especially British ) pom·melled, pom·mel·ling. noun
1.
a knob, as on the hilt of a sword.
2.
the protuberant part at the front and top of a saddle. See illus. under saddle.
3.
Architecture. a spherical ornament or finial.
4.
Gymnastics. either of the two curved handles on the top surface of a side horse.
verb (used with object)
5.
to beat or strike with or as if with the fists or a pommel.
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pommel (ˈpʌməl, ˈpɒm-) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the raised part on the front of a saddle |
| 2. | a knob at the top of a sword or similar weapon |
| —vb , -mels, -melling, -melled, -mels, -meling, -meled | |
| 3. | a less common word for pummel |
| [C14: from Old French pomel knob, from Vulgar Latin pōmellum (unattested) little apple, from Latin pōmum apple] | |
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Word Origin & History
pommel
early 14c., from O.Fr. pomel (12c.), "rounded knob," dim. of pom "hilt of a sword," from L.L. pomellum, dim. of L. pomum "apple," the connecting notion being "roundness." Sense of "front peak of a saddle" first recorded mid-15c. In M.E. poetry it also sometimes meant a woman's breast.
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Example sentences
Athletes flipped, twisted and launched their way to gold on the pommel horse, vault and floor exercise.
Connection points are not available in the parallel bars or pommel horse.
But perhaps some folks are fatigued by the ceaseless rotation of triple-salchows and pommel horses.
Lists materials needed and provides instructions for constructing the chair, which can be made with a removable pommel.
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