pommel

pommel
[ˈpʌm(ə)l]
noun
  1. a rounded knob on the end of the handle of a sword, dagger, or old-fashioned gun
    (剑、匕首或旧式枪的柄的)圆头
  2. the upward curving or projecting part of a saddle in front of the rider
    (马鞍的)前鞍桥
(pommelled, pommelling; pommeled, pommeling)
  1. another term for pummel
    同 pummel
语源
  1. Middle English(denoting a ball or finial at the top point of a tower, corner of an altar, etc.): from Old French pomel, from a diminutive of Latin pomum 'fruit, apple'
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