pummel

pummel
/pum"euhl/, v.t., pummeled, pummeling or (esp. Brit.) pummelled, pummelling.
to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
Also, pommel.
[1540-50; alter. of POMMEL]

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  • pummel — ► VERB (pummelled, pummelling; US pummeled, pummeling) ▪ strike repeatedly, especially with the fists. ORIGIN variant of POMMEL(Cf. ↑pommel) …   English terms dictionary

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