pommel
/ˈpɑ.məl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "But, if it does so sit, it is plain that the pommel must rise sufficiently to secure the withers from pressure; therefore it follows, that a horse whose withers are higher than common, (a well-built hunter for example,) requires a pommel higher by so much as he excels the generality of horses."
- "In the shoulder saddle, pommel and cantle are inclined toward each other at the bottom and away from each other at the top."
- "An owner fits four fingers underneath the saddle's pommel, testing the fit of the saddle."
- "The pommels, of which two sets must be provided, fit into these incisions."
- "Men use the pommels on the horse for side horse competition, and remove them for long horse vaulting. Women originally used the side horse with the pommels, but later the pommels were removed."
- "Jahn is credited with introducing the parallel bars, the horizontal bar, the side horse with pommels, and the vaulting buck."
Etymology
From Middle English pomel, from Old French pomel and Medieval Latin pomellum, pumellum, presumedly via Vulgar Latin *pomellum (“ball, knob”), the diminutive of Late Latin pōmum (“apple”). Compare French pommeau, Spanish pomo, and Swedish pumla.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpɑ.məl/
- British English: /ˈpɒ.məl/