knob, pommel
(noun) an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
pommel, saddlebow
(noun) handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
pommel
(noun) a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse
pummel, pommel, biff
(verb) strike, usually with the fist; “The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
pommel (plural pommels)
The upper front brow of a saddle.
Synonyms: swell, fork
A rounded knob or handle.
Either of the rounded handles on a pommel horse.
The knob on the hilt of an edged weapon such as a sword or dagger.
Holonyms: haft, hilt
A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.
(sports, obsolete) The bat used in the game of knurr and spell or trap ball.
pommel (third-person singular simple present pommels, present participle pommeling or pommelling, simple past and past participle pommeled or pommelled)
(transitive) To pound or beat.
Source: Wiktionary
Pom"mel, n. Etym: [OE. pomel, OF. pomel, F. pommeau, LL. pomellus, fr. L. pomum fruit, LL. also, an apple. See Pome.]
Definition: A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form; as: (a) The knob on the hilt of a sword. Macaulay. (b) The knob or protuberant part of a saddlebow. (c) The top (of the head). Chaucer. (d) A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.
Pom"mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pommeled or Pommelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pommeling or Pommelling.]
Definition: To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written also pummel.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 January 2025
(verb) leave undone or leave out; “How could I miss that typo?”; “The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
