pommel
4 synonyms for pommel, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — The raised front part of a saddle.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
saddlebow
Etymology
This word came into English as Middle English pomel, from Old French pomel and Medieval Latin pomellum, pumellum, presumedly by way of Vulgar Latin *pomellum (“ball, knob”), the diminutive of Late Latin pōmum (“apple”). Compare French pommeau, Spanish pomo, and Swedish pumla.
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