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Definition of Pummels
1. pummel [v] - See also: pummel
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pummels
Literary usage of Pummels
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Musical World (1847)
"... our review of his epistle must end also. Of the general performance of Robert
he speaks in terms of unqualified censure. He pummels the band and pummels ..."
2. Iron: An Illustrated Weekly Journal for Iron and Steel Manufacturers edited by Sholto Percy, Perry Fairfax Nursey (1856)
"This invention comprises an arrangement of pallets that connect sets of mechanical
pummels, so that by causing the hide to slide it may he pummelled in two ..."
3. Lancashire Authors and Orators: A Series of Literary Sketches by John Evans (1850)
"He does not, either, disguise his acrimony,—it is heartfelt, and he wishes to
show it up as such ; he is serious in the onslaught, and pummels away in right ..."
4. General View of the Agriculture and Minerals of Derbyshire: With by Great Britain Board of Agriculture, John Farey (1815)
"I observed at Bradburne, Chaddesden, &c. a useful addition to the Carts, which
supersedes the necessity of pummels or projecting lengths behind, ..."
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