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pommel

[ puhm-uhl, pom- ]

noun

  1. a knob, as on the hilt of a sword.
  2. the protuberant part at the front and top of a 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)

pommeled, pommeling or (especially British) pommelled, pommelling.
  1. to beat or strike with or as if with the fists or a pommel.

pommel

/ ˈpɒm-; ˈpʌməl /

noun

  1. the raised part on the front of a saddle
  2. a knob at the top of a sword or similar weapon
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. a less common word for pummel
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pommel1

1300–50; (noun) Middle English pomel < Middle French, derivative of Old French pom hilt of a sword < Latin ±èų¾³Ü³¾ fruit; pome, -elle
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of pommel1

C14: from Old French pomel knob, from Vulgar Latin ±èų¾±ð±ô±ô³Ü³¾ (unattested) little apple, from Latin ±èų¾³Ü³¾ apple
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‘DWTS’ announces its Season 33 cast, which includes ‘90210’ star Tori Spelling, the Paris Olympics’ ‘pommel horse guy’ and a Bachelor and a Bachelorette.

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Nedoroscik secured his second bronze medal in the individual pommel horse final on Aug. 3.

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Once the glasses came off, the 25-year-old turned into a pommel machine, and delivered a nerveless performances in both the team and individual events.

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Nedoroscik also took home the bronze in the individual pommel horse event.

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Stephen Nedoroscik finishes his pommel horse routine in the final and the crowd goes WILD!

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