"pommel" in the noun sense
1. pommel
a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse
2. pommel, saddlebow
handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
3. knob, pommel
an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
"pommel" in the verb sense
1. pummel, pommel, biff
strike, usually with the fist
"The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"
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