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Having the ends terminating in rounded protuberances or single balls; -- said of a cross.

The prairie turnip. See under Prairie.

To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. [Written also pummel.]

The cascabel, or hindmost knob, of a cannon. [R.]

Having two balls or protuberances at each end; -- said of a cross.

To pommel; to beat, as with a stick; figuratively, to assail or criticise in conversation, or in writing. Thackeray.

The upwardly projecting rear part of saddle, opposite to the pommel. [Written also cante.]

A pair of Straps, with stirrups, joined at the top and fastened to the pommel or the frame of the saddle, after they have been adjusted to the convenience of the rider. [Written also chaplet.]

A form of pommel for a woman's saddle, consisting of a forked rest to hold the leg of the rider.

A lock of wool or hair. I prythee, Tom, beat Cut's saddle, put a few flocks in the point [pommel]. Shak.

The high pommel of a saddle; also, either of the projections on a lady's saddle for supporting the leg.

To beat with the knuckles; to pommel. [R.] Horace Smith.

Pitched; fixed; determined. [Obs.] [His horse] pight him on the pommel of his head. Chaucer. I found him pight to do it. Shak.

A pommel. [Obs.] Chaucer.

nt (Psoralea esculenta) of the Upper Missouri region; also, the plant itself. Called also pomme blanche, and pomme de prairie. -- Prairie warbler (Zoöl.), a bright-colored American warbler (Dendroica discolor). The back is olive yellow, with a group of reddish spots in the middle; the under parts and the parts around…

Same as Pommel.

To injure, as by beating; to pommel. [Low]

The blade of a sword. [Obs.] The sword, whereof the web was steel, Pommel rich stone, hilt gold. Fairfax.