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pommel
('p/@/m/@/l )

noun (n)

  • a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse(noun.artifact)
    source: wordnet30
  • handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    saddlebow
    source: wordnet30
  • an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    knob
    source: wordnet30
  • A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • strike, usually with the fist(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    biff, pummel
    source: wordnet30
  • To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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