pommel
po muhl
- n a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse
- n handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
- n an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
- v strike, usually with the fist
- But his ability to represent a newer, more confident nation was not confined to the pommel horse and the rings.
- Olympians still train like the ancients, twirling on the pommel horse for hours, waking up at 6 a.
- In the second rotation, Huang Xu fumbled on the pommel horse, earning a score of 14.