What is "bepommel"

Bepommel \Be*pom"mel\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Bepommeled; p. pr. & vb. n. Bepommeling.] To pommel; to beat, as with a stick; figuratively, to assail or criticise in conversation, or in writing.
--Thackeray.

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