pall mall

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English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French pale-maille, from Italian pallamaglio (“ball-hammer”), from Latin palla and malleus.

Pronunciation

  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌpælˈmæl/
  • Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "US" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E. IPA(key): /ˌpælˈmæl/, /ˌpɛlˈmɛl/
  • 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.

See also

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