pommel

But, if it does so sit, it is plain that the pommel must rise sufficiently to secure the withers from pressure; therefore it follows, that a horse whose withers are higher than common, (a well-built hunter for example,) requires a pommel higher by so much as he excels the generality of horses.

The pommels, of which two sets must be provided, fit into these incisions.

Holonyms: haft, hilt

One fragment of pillar had a pommel finial with a mortise, indicating that it once held a metal object, perhaps a cross.

The player, armed with a pommel, stands from two to three feet from the spell, places a knur in the cup which is held down by the rack.