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PUMMEL
pummel, pommel, biff
(verb) strike, usually with the fist; “The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
pummel (third-person singular simple present pummels, present participle (US) pummeling or (UK) pummelling, simple past and past participle (US) pummeled or (UK) pummelled)
To hit or strike heavily and repeatedly.
Noun
pummel (plural pummels)
Alternative form of pommel
Source: Wiktionary
Pum"mel, n. & v. t.
Definition: Same as Pommel.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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