pommel
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noun
1. a
rounded
knob
on the
end
of the
handle
of a
sword
,
dagger
, or
old-fashioned
gun
.
柄頭（つかがしら）〘剣･刀の柄の先の丸い部分〙
2. the
upward
curving
or
projecting
part
of a
saddle
in front of the
rider
.
鞍頭（くらがしら）, 前橋〘鞍の前部の突起部分〙
verb
(
pommels
,
pommeling
,
pommeled
;
British
pommels
,
pommelling
,
pommelled
)
another term for
pummel
.
…をこぶし［柄頭］で打つ
ORIGIN
Middle English
(denoting a
finial
at the
top
of a
tower
): from
Old French
pomel
, from a diminutive of
Latin
pomum
‘
fruit
,
apple
’.