pommel
The upper front brow of a saddleThe upper front brow of a saddle.
» The pommel horse requires more balance than strength.
Meaning
5 sensesThe upper front brow of a saddle.
Vorderzwiesel, Sattelknauf
пере́дняя лука́perédnjaja luká
handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
A rounded knob or handle.
Either of the rounded handles on a pommel horse.
Knauf
a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse
The knob on the hilt of an edged weapon such as a sword or dagger.
Knauf
навершиеnaveršije
an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.
(obsolete)The bat used in the game of knurr and spell or trap ball.
Examples
2 sentencesThe pommel horse requires more balance than strength.
The pommel screws onto the end of the tang to hold the handle and sword together.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
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Origin
From Middle English pomel, from Old French pomel and Medieval Latin pomellum, pumellum, prFrom 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.
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