Pom·mel, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Pommeled or Pommelled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pommeling or Pommelling.] To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written also pummel.]
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  pommel
       n 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 [syn: saddlebow]
       3: an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or
          dagger [syn: knob]
       v : strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the
           demonstrators" [syn: pummel, biff]
       [also: pommelling, pommelled]