English

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Etymology

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From be- +‎ pommel.

Verb

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bepommel (third-person singular simple present bepommels, present participle bepommeling or bepommelling, simple past and past participle bepommeled or bepommelled)

  1. (transitive) To pommel; to beat, as with a stick.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) To assail or criticise in conversation, or in writing.