pommel
noun/ˈpɒml/
/ˈpɑːml/
- the higher front part of a saddle on a horse
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- the round part on the end of the handle of a sword
Word OriginMiddle English (denoting a decorative part at the top of a tower): from Old French pomel, from a diminutive of Latin pomum ‘fruit, apple’.
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