pommel

nouns

a handgrip that a gymnast uses when performing exercises on a pommel horse
pommel
is a part of
a gymnastic horse with a cylindrical body covered with leather and two upright handles (pommels) near the center; held upright by two steel supports, one at each end
pommel horse, side horse
is a type of (narrower)
the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it
"he grabbed the hammer by the handle"; "it was an old briefcase but it still had a good grip"
grip, handgrip, handle, hold
handgrip formed by the raised front part of a saddle
pommel, saddlebow
an ornament in the shape of a ball on the hilt of a sword or dagger
knob, pommel

verbs

strike, usually with the fist
"The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"
biff, pommel, pummel