n. [ OE. pomel, OF. pomel, F. pommeau, LL. pomellus, fr. L. pomum fruit, LL. also, an apple. See Pome. ] A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form; as:
v. t.
n. [ See Pommel: cf. LL. pomilio pygmy. ] (Mil.) The cascabel, or hindmost knob, of a cannon. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]