pommel

Noun

• an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger

• handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle

• a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse

Verb

• strike, usually with the fist
  • The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  knob , saddlebow , pummel , biff