Pommel vs Saddlehorn - What's the difference?

pommel | saddlehorn |


As nouns the difference between pommel and saddlehorn

is that pommel is the upper front brow of a saddle while saddlehorn is a protruding part of a saddle to which a rope can be tied to control the neck of the animal.

As a verb pommel

is to pound or beat.

pommel

English

Alternative forms

* pummel

Noun

(en noun)
  • The upper front brow of a saddle.
  • Either of the rounded handles on a pommel horse.
  • The knob on the hilt of an edged weapon such as a sword.
    • (Macaulay)
  • A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.

    • Derived terms

    * pommel horse

    Holonyms

    * haft, hilt

    See also

    *

    Verb

  • To pound or beat.
  • * 1851 ,
    • I will not say as schoolboys do to bullies—Take some one of your own size; don’t pommel me! No, ye’ve knocked me down, and I am up again; but ye have run and hidden.

    saddlehorn

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A protruding part of a saddle to which a rope can be tied to control the neck of the animal.