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/ˈpʌməl/ · pum·mel
noun
- The upper front brow of a saddle, where the rider’s weight is supported. He adjusted the pummel of his horse’s saddle before the jump.
- A rounded knob or handle, especially on a piece of equipment or a weapon. The sword’s pommel was intricately carved with a lion’s head.
- The bat used in the medieval game of knurr and spell or trap ball. The players swung their pummels with vigor, trying to strike the trapped ball.
verb
- To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly. Rain pummeled the roof throughout the night, rattling the windows.
Did you know? The noun ‘pummel’ originally referred to the knob at the end of a sword’s hilt, a feature that later inspired the verb’s meaning of striking forcefully.