pommel

 
Pronunciation: /ˈpʌm(ə)l/

noun

  • 1a rounded knob on the end of the handle of a sword, dagger, or old-fashioned gun.
  • 2the upward curving or projecting part of a saddle in front of the rider.

verb (pommels, pommelling, pommelled; US pommels, pommeling, pommeled)

Origin:

Middle English (denoting a finial at the top of a tower): from Old French pomel, from a diminutive of Latin pomum 'fruit, apple'