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PALL-MALL

\pˈɔːlmˈal], \pˈɔːlmˈal], \p_ˈɔː_l_m_ˈa_l]\

Definitions of PALL-MALL

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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pel-mel', n. an old game, in which a ball was driven through an iron ring with a mallet: an alley where the game used to be played, hence the street in London.--adv. in pall-mall fashion. [O. Fr. pale-maille--Old It. palamaglio--palla--Old High Ger. pallÃ¡ (Ger. ball, Eng. ball), and maglio--L. malleus, a hammer.]

1908 - Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Davidson

n. [French, Latin] An old game in which a wooden ball was driven with a mallet through an iron arch; also, the mallet used in striking the ballâ€”it was often played in St. James's Park, London, and gave name to the street bordering on the park.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

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