English Dictionary

pommel

/ˈpɒ.məl/

noun

The upper front brow of a saddle. / Either of the rounded handles on a pommel horse. / The knob on the hilt of an edged weapon such as a sword or dagger.

She gripped the pommel of the saddle tightly as the horse galloped.

意味（1）

The upper front brow of a saddle.

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.

意味（2）

Either of the rounded handles on a pommel horse.

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

意味（3）

The knob on the hilt of an edged weapon such as a sword or dagger.

Holonyms: haft, hilt

意味（4）

A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.

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

意味（5）

(sports, obsolete) The bat used in the game of knurr and spell or trap ball.

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.