pommel

Meaning

Noun

1. The upper front brow of a saddle.
2. A rounded knob or handle.
3. A rounded knob or handle.
4. A rounded knob or handle.
5. (obsolete) The bat used in the game of knurr and spell or trap ball.

Verb

To pound or beat.

Synonyms

knob

pummel

biff

beat

smash

slog

handle

punch

👊

saddlebow

bop

boss

buffet

button

clobber

clutch

drum

🥁

fib

forge

fornix

front axle

grip

haft

hammer

🔨

heft

knock

lug

maul

plunk

poke

pound

💷

ram

🐏

smite

strike out

stud

swig

swipe

thrash

thump

whack

wham

whomp

whop

work

whap

protocerebral

saddle horn

front axle shaft

arc

pomel

arch

Translations

pommeau

pomo

Knauf

lêdan

dövmek

yumruklamak

kutan

lêxistin

schlagen

lêbezîn

castão

χτυπώ

abstempeln

γρονθοκοπώ

abstempeln, schlagen, hauen, klopfen

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɒ.məl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: pomel

Cognate with French: pommeau

Cognate with Spanish: pomo

In summary

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.