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pommel

the raised part on the front of a saddle

pommel, pomel

A rounded finial.

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Recently, screenshots of conversations between Kuo and other striking flight attendants on the social media app LINE surfaced on social media showing Kuo threatening to "pummel" strikebreaking flight attendants.

Taiwan's EVA Air TFAU head sorry for 'pummeling' strikebreakers, 'adding something to entree' jokes

The other four defence counsel have opted to pummel later.

Horse Racing: Now it's the defence's turn to do the pummelling

That, in tandem with more complicated border security, will pummel Mexico's tourism industry.

The Road to Rio. (Travel Intelligence)

While some questioned the fitness benefits of playing the Wii Fit regularly, UFC Trainer is prepared to pummel you in order to see you shed the pounds.

OUT OF SHAPE? GET KINECTED; GAMES

But Pummel and his team insisted that the craft be destroyed by plunging it into Jupiter's dense, hot atmosphere.

Is anybody out there? Detection devices are in the works for rooting out extraterrestrial life

The suspect, Rudolph Sanders, then grabbed Koeppen's nightstick and was about to pummel the officer with it when two bystanders who witnessed the assault opted to become involved.

Supporting local police

De Villiers and Hirtle document the history of Sable Island, explaining how massive waves constantly pummel it and keep it in constant flux.

Sable Island: the Strange Origins and Curious History of a Dune Adrift in the Atlantic

Besides affecting the body's motion, these forces pummel it, break it apart, and burn away its surface, says Bland.

Atmosphere blocks many small stony asteroids. (Protective Blanket)

But the little guy, who may even be the next genius, you can pummel the dickens out of him.