Definition of "pummel" [pum•mel]

• To beat, as with the fists; pommel: The angry crowd pummeled the thief. See Synonyms at beat. (verb-transitive)
• The act of beating, as with the fists. (noun)

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• ""The end of the handle on a sword is called the pummel," Michael explains."
• "As Agrippa's dog had a devil tied to his collar; some think that Paracelsus (or else Erastus belies him) had one confined to his sword pummel; others wear them in rings, &c."
• "Just a mere elimination of the word 'pummel' is able to fill my mind with wrong ideas."