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单词 pommel
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pommel

(pʌməl, pɒm-)
Word forms: plural pommels
countable noun
A pommel is the part of a saddle that rises up at the front, or a knob that is fixed there.

pommel in British English

(ˈpʌməl, ˈpɒm-)
noun
1. 
the raised part on the front of a saddle
2. 
a knob at the top of a sword or similar weapon
verbWord forms: -mels, -melling, -melledWord forms: US -mels, -meling or -meled
3.  a less common word for pummel
Word origin
C14: from Old French pomel knob, from Vulgar Latin pōmellum (unattested) little apple, from Latin pōmum apple

pommel in American English

(ˈpɑməl; for v. ˈpʌməl)
noun
1. 
the knob on the end of the hilt of some swords and daggers
2. 
the rounded, upward-projecting front part of a saddle
verb transitiveWord forms: ˈpommeled or ˈpommelled, ˈpommeling or ˈpommelling
3. 
pummel
Word origin
ME pomel < OFr dim. of pome, apple: see pome

Examples of 'pommel' in a sentence
pommel

Our pommel horse ace clearly wants to give the gut a pummelling.
The Sun (2014)
He leaned an elbow on the high pommel of his saddle.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE
His pommel horse routine takes barely a minute.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Then if If you need to carry a lead rope it can be attached as shown or clipped to the ring close to the saddle pommel.
Eccles, Lesley Your First Horse - buying, feeding, caring (1989)
For the pommel horse routine this week, there may be some changes, with extra difficulties added.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He grasped the pommel of his saddle and with a swift motion hoisted his leg up on to Molly's back.
Iain Gale Man of Honour (2007)
Determined to improve on his bronze medal in Beijing, he has introduced a new move to his pommel horse routine.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
That was probably the best pommel final I have been in, top quality.
The Sun (2014)
It was a tough period, in which his grandmother died, and emotion overcame him when he realised that he had qualified for the pommel final.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
These muscles are particularly used in gymnastics on pommel, rings and parallel bars, mainly to fix the position of the upper body with the arms.
Andrews, Elizabeth Muscle Management (1991)

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