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Look up: pommel

  1. pommel
    [n] - handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. Pommel
    a metal cap screwed to the end of the blade which locks the parts of the weapon together and provides a counter-balance to the blade
    Found on http://www.britishfencing.com/British_Fe

  3. Pommel
    a metal cap screwed to the end of the blade which locks the parts of the weapon together and provides a counter-balance to the blade
    Found on http://www.hpfc.org.uk/glossary.htm

  4. pommel
    the forward part of the arch of the saddle.. Category: Sports, entertainments and leisure
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. pommel
    See sword.
    Found on http://www.antique-crafts.co.uk/glossary

  6. Pommel
    Pom"mel noun [ Middle English pomel , Old French pomel , French pommeau , Late Latin pomellus , from Latin pomum fruit, Late Latin 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 …
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/125

  7. Pommel
    Pom"mel transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Pommeled or Pommelled ; present participle & verbal noun 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 .]
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/125

  8. pommel
    A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form; as: ... The knob on the hilt of a sword. ... The knob or protuberant part of a saddlebow. ... The top (of the head). ... A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion. ... Origin: OE. Pomel, OF. Pomel, F. Pommeau, LL. Pomellus, fr. L. Pomum fruit, LL. Also, an apple. See Pome. ... Source: Websters …
    Found on http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?p

  9. pommel
    saddlebow noun handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  10. Pommel
    `Pommel` may refer to one of the following. *An element of a hilt. *An element of a saddle. *A knob between the bowl and the stem of a chalice (also called a knop).
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pommel

  11. Pommel
    `Pommel` may refer to one of the following. *An element of a hilt. *An element of a saddle. *A knob between the bowl and the stem of a chalice (also called a knop).
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pommel

  12. Pommel
    • (n.) A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion. • (n.) The knob on the hilt of a sword. • (n.) The top (of the head). • (v. t.) To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. • (n.) A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form • (n.) The knob ...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  13. pommel
    (from the article `sword`) ...European Middle Ages the weapon had acquired its main basic forms. The heavy sword of medieval chivalry had a large hilt, often designed to be ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/92

  14. pommel
    1. handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
    2. an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger

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  15. Pommel
    Weight on the handle of a sword, used to balance the weapon and for striking ("Pummelling").
    Found on http://web.ceu.hu/medstud/manual/SRM/glo

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