pall mall

See also: Pall Mall

English

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Etymology

From Middle French pallemaille, pale-maille, from Italian pallamaglio (“ball-hammer”), from Italian palla (“ball”) and maglio (“hammer”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpælˈmæl/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌpælˈmæl/, /ˌpɛlˈmɛl/
  • Rhymes: -æl
  • Homophone: pell-mell (US)

Noun

pall mall (uncountable)

  1. (historical) A 17th-century game in which a ball was driven along an alley and through a hoop using a mallet.

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