English Explanatory Dictionary

pommel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The upper front brow of a saddle.
  2. A rounded knob or handle.
  3. Either of the rounded handles on a pommel horse.
  4. The knob on the hilt of an edged weapon such as a sword or dagger.
  5. A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.
  6. The bat used in the game of knurr and spell or trap ball.
verb
  1. To pound or beat.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɒ.məl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-pommel.wav /ˈpɑ.məl/

Word forms

pommel pommels pummel pommeling pommelling pommeled pommelled

Etymology

From Middle English pomel, from Old French pomel and Medieval Latin pomellum, pumellum, presumedly via Vulgar Latin *pomellum (“ball, knob”), the diminutive of Late Latin pōmum (“apple”). Compare French pommeau, Spanish pomo, and Swedish pumla.

Synonyms

swell fork

Related words

pummel

Derived words

pommeler pommel foot pommel horse pommel slicker bepommel pommeller

Translations

Czech: hruška Dutch: pommel Finnish: nuppi German: Knauf Hungarian: gomb Macedonian: јаболчица Portuguese: castão Spanish: pomo Swedish: greppknopp
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