Pommel - Definition

n 1: a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on
a pommel horse
2: handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle [syn:
pommel, saddlebow]
3: an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or
dagger [syn: knob, pommel]
v 1: strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled
the demonstrators" [syn: pummel, pommel, biff]