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Definition of: pommel
(pum′əl, pom′-) v.t. ·meled or ·melled, ·mel·ing or ·mel·ling
To beat with or as if with the pommel of a sword or with the fists. See synonyms under BEAT.
—noun
1. A knob at the front of a saddle or on the hilt of a sword.
2. The butt of a firearm. Also spelled pummel. [<OF pomel a rounded knob, dim. of pome. See POME.]
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