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Meanings of pommel in English

Catalan
donar cops de puny
Spanish
agarrar a puñetazos

Strike, usually with the fist.

donar cops de puny
Spanish
pomo

Handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle.

pomo
Synonyms
Examples for "saddlebow"
Examples for "saddlebow"
1
He glanced at Sebrahn ahead of them, riding contentedly on Hazadrien's saddlebow.
The White Road
2
The Sioux had raised the rifle from his saddlebow and fired.
The Last of the Chiefs: A Story of the Great Sioux War
3
It rode before him on the saddlebow, he having no scabbard.
Blood Meridian
4
A pony ranged alongside, and he was hauled on to the priest's saddlebow.
Kim
5
Then hanging his grandfather's club to his saddlebow, he rode on.
Young Folks' Treasury, Volume 2 (of 12) / Myths and Legendary He...
Catalan
empunyadura

An ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger.

empunyadura
Russian
навершие

Counter-weight at the end of a handle.

навершие
Usage of pommel in English
1
Hare held to the pommel and bent dizzily forward in the saddle.
The Heritage of the Desert: A Novel
2
Or I'll use this on you.' He raised her dagger, pommel first.
Return of the Crimson Guard
3
The pommel had struck a branch-andRed Perris was still in place.
Alcatraz
4
I touched the pommel stone and, for once, I felt its power.
Act of will
5
Serena raised her left hand and settled it over the saddle pommel.
Serena
6
Her shoulders drooped and she clung to the pommel of the saddle.
Steve Yeager
7
Tad threw a leg over the pommel and landed on the ground.
The Pony Rider Boys in Montana; Or, The Mystery of the Old Custe...
8
Her master tossed the reins over the pommel and let her go.
The Bent Twig
9
He'd dropped the pommel of his sword low, the point angled up.
Vlad. The Last Confession
10
Every man had his pistol on the high pommel of the saddle.
Beverly of Graustark
11
Texas let his rifle hang from the pommel and presented his revolver.
Overland: A Novel
12
Moiraine, hands still on the pommel, studied the building intently before nodding.
To the blight: the eye of the world
13
Then he lifted a cartridge belt from the pommel of his saddle.
Desert Gold
14
The two swords sparkled from point to pommel like two diamond pins.
The Innocence of Father Brown
15
He dropped the reins and grasped the saddle's pommel with both hands.
Merton of the Movies
16
He mount, and sneer, and grin at the high pommel, and start.
The Trespasser, Volume 1
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United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common