pall-mall (p l ml, p lml, pôlmôl)n. 1. A 17th-century game in which a boxwood ball was struck with a mallet to drive it through an iron ring suspended at the end of an alley. 2. The alley in which this game was played. [Obsolete French pallemaille, from Italian pallamaglio : palla, ball (of Germanic origin; see bhel-2 in Indo-European roots) + maglio, mallet (from Latin malleus; see mel  - in Indo-European roots).] |
pall-mall [ˈpælˈmæl]
n Obsolete
1. (Team Sports, other than specified) a game in which a ball is driven by a mallet along an alley and through an iron ring
2. (Team Sports, other than specified) the alley itself
[from obsolete French, from Italian pallamaglio, from palla ball + maglio mallet]
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| Noun | 1. | pall-mall - a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet game - a contest with rules to determine a winner; "you need four people to play this game" |
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