Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913 Pommel /päm'-əl/ · Pom·mel · IPA /ˈpɑ.məl/ n. v. t. 01 n. A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form 1. A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form 02 v. t. To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists. imp. & p. p. Pommeled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pommeling 1. To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists.