pommel

名词 pommel:

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
   同义词：saddlebow
3. an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
   同义词：knob

动词 pommel:

1. strike, usually with the fist
   同义词：pummel, biff

pom.mel

v.tr.（及物动词）
pom.meled 也作 pom.melled pom.mel.ing pom.mel.ling pom.mels pom.mels
To beat; pummel.
击打；揍
n.（名词）
The upper front part of a saddle; a saddlebow.
前鞍桥：马鞍前面的上部分；前鞍桥
A knob on the hilt of a sword or similar weapon.
圆头：剑或类似武器柄部的圆头

来源：
From Middle English pomel [a pommel]
源自 中古英语 pomel [前鞍桥]
from Old French [diminutive of] pom [ball, fruit]
源自 古法语 [] pom的小后缀 [球，果实]
from Latin pômum [fruit]
源自 拉丁语 pômum [果实]