(1):
(n.) The knob on the hilt of a sword.
(2):
(n.) The knob or protuberant part of a saddlebow.
(3):
(n.) The top (of the head).
(4):
(n.) A knob or ball; an object resembling a ball in form
(5):
(n.) A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion.
(6):
(v. t.) To beat soundly, as with the pommel of a sword, or with something knoblike; hence, to beat with the fists.