malleate vs pommel

malleate

verb
  • To beat into shape with a hammer. 

adj
  • Possessing or resembling a malleus, or another structure shaped like a hammer. 

  • Having a surface with shallow round indentations, resembling copper that has been hammered. 

pommel

verb
  • To pound or beat. 

noun
  • Either of the rounded handles on a pommel horse. 

  • The knob on the hilt of an edged weapon such as a sword or dagger. 

  • The upper front brow of a saddle. 

  • A knob forming the finial of a turret or pavilion. 

How often have the words malleate and pommel occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )