n. A knob or ball, or anything of similar shape.n. The protuberant part of a saddle-bow.n. The top (of the head).n. A round knob on the frame of a chair.n. A ballshaped ornament used as a finial to the conical or domeshaped roof of a turret, pavilion, etc.n. In a ceremonial mace, the lower or butt end; in the case of a crowned mace, the end opposite the crown.n. A piece of hard wood, grooved like a crimping-board, and attached to the hand by means of a strap, used in giving a granular appearance to leather and in making it supple.n. The bat used in the game of nur-and-spell.To beat as with a pommel or with something thick or bulky; beat, as with the fists; bruise.