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pommel (PUHM uhl, PAHM uhl) (verb)
To beat, to hit: The rowdy boys on the playground tried to pommel a group of other boys.
pommel (PUHM uhl, PAHM uhl) (noun)
The high, round part on the upper front part of a saddle; a saddlebow: The cowgirl wrapped her lasso around the pommel on the seat of her horse.
pummel (PUHM uh) (verb)
To clobber or to knock down: The angry crowd wanted to pummel the thief who was trying to get away after whacking the old lady down and taking her purse.
pummel (PUHM uh) (noun)
The fact or act of overwhelming someone or something: The pummel of the stock market took Mildred by surprise.

The hero of the local myth was said to have rested a heavy stick on the pommel of his saddle and he continued to carry the stick in case he had to pummel any highway robbers.

This entry is located in the following unit: Confusing Words Clarified: Group P; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. + (page 6)