forward, arched portion of saddletree SWELLS: bulging shoulders of the saddle pommel FORK: (el fuste) saddletree, bows of saddletree GULLET: (el interior del arzon) inside of the pommel or the front edge of the forward arch of the saddle
Beating your opponent senseless with the hilt of your weapon (for sabre fencers only)
that metal part which fastens to the tongue of the blade It has two purposes: holding all of the parts of the foil in place, and serving as a counterweight to the blade, thus making the foil a balanced weapon
A pommel is the part of a saddle that rises up at the front, or a knob that is fixed there
A counter-weight at the end of a sword's hilt, used to balance the sword Also may be used as a striking implement
It is the foremost section of a saddle that fits over the Withers In a Western saddle, the rider can rest his hands on this "horn "
a/ (Little apple) The locking fixture that holds a sword together at the tang, and counter balances the weight of the weapon b/ To strike, beat or attack with the pommel, when well inside measure
An apparatus for gymnastic exercises with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright pommels, as hand grips, near the centre; held upright with adjustable legs
a horse with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright handles (pommels) near the center; held upright by two steel supports, one at each end
a piece of equipment used in gymnastics that has two handles on top, which you hold on to when you jump or swing over it. or side horse Gymnastics event for men. It uses a padded rectangular apparatus supported by legs and with two pommels (U-shaped handles) on the top. The gymnast performs various swinging and balancing feats, holding himself over the horse by means of the pommels or by grasping the front (neck), centre (saddle), or rear (croup) of the horse. The apparatus stems from a wooden horse used by the Romans to teach mounting and dismounting
pum·mel pummels pummelling pummelled in AM, use pummeling, pummeled If you pummel someone or something, you hit them many times using your fists. He trapped Conn in a corner and pummeled him ferociously for thirty seconds
[ 'p&-m&l, 'pä- ] (noun.) 14th century. From Middle English pomel, from Middle French, presumedly via Vulgar Latin pomellum (“ball, knob”), the diminutive of Late Latin pomum (“apple”)