Pommel - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈpɑːml|  American pronunciation of the word pommel
Brit.  |ˈpɒm(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word pommel

noun

- a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse
- handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle (syn: saddlebow)
- an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger (syn: knob)

verb

- strike, usually with the fist (syn: biff, pummel)

Extra examples

...the elderly woman pommeled the would-be thief with her handbag until he begged for mercy...

Word forms

noun
singular: pommel
plural: pommels
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