Pommel.
1. (Saddlery.) A knob on the front part of a saddle. The seat of a saddle is between the pommel a and the cantle b. In the Murdoch saddle the seat is suspended between the pommel and cantle, which are united by springbars called sideplates. In the Spanish saddle the pommel and cantle are high, so that the rider sits in a deep seat. In the half Spanish the parts named are less elevated. In the English and Somerset trees, still less so. A high pommel is sometimes called the horn.
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| Pommel and cantle. |
2. (Currying.) A block of hard wood c used by curriers in pressing and working skins to render them supple. It is flat above and rounded below, the lower surface having transverse, parallel straight grooves. It is also used in graining and boarding leather, and is otherwise known as a crippler. 3. A knob on the hilt of a sword. 4. The butt-end of the stock of a fire-arm. 5. The knob on the cascabel of a cannon.
