Pom"mel , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pommeled (?) or Pommelled; p. pr. &
vb. n. Pommeling or
Pommelling.]
To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the
fists. [Written also
pummel.]
Pom"mel (?), n. [OE.
pomel, OF. pomel, F. pommeau, LL.
pomellus, fr. L. pomum fruit, LL. also, an apple. See
Pome.]
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.
Hear it pronounced