Definition of "pommel" [pom•mel]

• To beat; pummel. (verb-transitive)
• The upper front part of a saddle; a saddlebow. (noun)
• Either of the two rounded handles on top of a pommel horse. (noun)
• A knob on the hilt of a sword or similar weapon. (noun)

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• "Alexander Artemev, a world bronze-medal winner in pommel horse, even struggled on the event, which probably cost him an Olympic berth."
• "Led Team USA to a victory over Canada earlier this year, taking first in pommel horse, still rings and parallel bars."
• "Trevor stood beside something that vaguely resembled the gym apparatus known as a pommel-horse, holding an object like a cross between a large hot water bottle and an elephant's trunk, he referred to as an "AV.""