(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.