noun the top (of the head).
2. pommel ·noun the knob on the hilt of a sword.
3. pommel ·noun the knob or protuberant part of a saddlebow.
4. pommel ·noun a knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.
5. pommel ·noun a knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form.
6. pommel ·vt to beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists.