pom·mel 
(pŭməl, pŏm-)
(pŭməl, pŏm-)tr.v. pom·meled, pom·mel·ing, pom·mels also pom·melled or pom·mel·ling
To beat; pummel.
n.
1. The upper front part of a saddle; a saddlebow.
2. Either of the two rounded handles on top of a pommel horse.
3. A knob on the hilt of a sword or similar weapon.
[From Middle English pomel, a pommel, from Old French, diminutive of pom, ball, fruit, from Latin pōmum, fruit.]