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Pall-mall
Pall-mall Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Pall-mall?
[n] a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet
[n] a fashionable street in London noted for its many private clubs Synonyms | Synonyms for Pall-mall: Related Terms | Find terms related to Pall-mall: See Also | British capital | capital of the United Kingdom | game | Greater London | London | street Pall-mall In Webster's Dictionary \Pall`-mall"\, n. [OF. palemail, It. pallamagio; palla
a ball (of German origin, akin to E. ball) + magio hammer,
fr. L. malleus. See lst {Ball}, and {Mall} a beetle.]
A game formerly common in England, in which a wooden ball was
driven with a mallet through an elevated hoop or ring of
iron. The name was also given to the mallet used, to the
place where the game was played, and to the street, in
London, still called Pall Mall. [Written also {pail-mail} and
{pell-mell}.] --Sir K. Digby. Evelyn.
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