| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | pom·mel |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  p m  l, p m- |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: pom·meled also pom·melled, pom·mel·ing, pom·mel·ling, pom·mels, pom·mels
To beat; pummel. | | NOUN: | 1. The upper front part of a saddle; a saddlebow. 2. Either of the two rounded handles on top of a pommel horse. 3. A knob on the hilt of a sword or similar weapon. | | ETYMOLOGY: | From Middle English pomel, a pommel, from Old French, diminutive of pom, ball, fruit, from Latin p mum, fruit.
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