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1. A handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse
    
2. Handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
   - saddlebow
    
3. An ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
   - knob

1. Strike, usually with the fist
   - pummel, biff [informal]

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Derived forms: pommelled, pommeling, pommeled, pommels, pommelling

Type of: decoration, grip, handgrip, handle, hit, hold, ornament, ornamentation

Part of: hilt, pommel horse, saddle, side horse

Encyclopedia: Pommel