Definition of POMMEL

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Verb the elderly woman pommeled the would-be thief with her handbag until he begged for mercy

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun Give the pommel a twist and out pops a ferro rod that’s good for 3,000 strikes. — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, "The Six Best Survival Knives Ever Made," 1 Jan. 2020 His best showings were a third-place tie on pommel (7.0) and a fourth on rings (7.4). — BostonGlobe.com, "2018-19 Boys' Gymnastics All-Scholastics," 10 June 2019 Hilts, pommels, and other details can be customized as well. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Hands-on with a $434 replica lightsaber: May the dork be with you," 25 Dec. 2018 Hilts and pommels were and are the most common decoration, for dragonglass is too brittle to make a useful crossguard. — Megan Mccluskey, Time, "Breaking Down the Hidden Clues in Samwell Tarly's Citadel Research on Game of Thrones," 17 July 2017 Recent Examples on the Web: Verb Not surprisingly, the five fastest serves ever recorded were pommeled by players 6-foot-4 or bigger. — Robbie Gonzalez, WIRED, "How Elite Tennis Players Crank Out Serves at 150 MPH," 12 July 2019 The President’s $17 million home on the island of St. Martin, Le Chateau des Palmiers, was pommeled by Irma days earlier as the then-Category 5 storm wreaked havoc on several Caribbean islands. — Mackenzie Schmidt, PEOPLE.com, "Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club Assesses Damage after Indirect Hit from Hurricane Irma," 12 Sep. 2017

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16 Jan 2020

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“Pommel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pommel. Accessed 25 Feb. 2020.

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