pall-mall

[ pel-mel, pal-mal, pawl-mawl ]
/ ˈpɛlˈmɛl, ˈpælˈmæl, ˈpɔlˈmɔl /

noun

a game, popular in the 17th century, in which a ball of boxwood was struck with a mallet in an attempt to drive it through a raised iron ring at the end of a playing alley.
a playing alley on which this game was played.

Origin of pall-mall

1560–70; < Middle French pallemaille < Italian pallamaglio, equivalent to palla ball (< Langobardic) + maglio mallet (< Latin malleus). See ball1, mall, mell2

Words nearby pall-mall

palissy, palk strait, palki, pall, pall mall, pall-mall, palla, palladian, palladian window, palladic, palladinize

Definition for pall-mall (2 of 2)

Pall Mall
[ pal mal, pel mel ]
/ ˈpæl ˈmæl, ˈpɛl ˈmɛl /

noun

a street in London, England, famed for its clubs.

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British Dictionary definitions for pall-mall (1 of 2)

pall-mall
/ (ˈpælˈmæl) /

noun obsolete

a game in which a ball is driven by a mallet along an alley and through an iron ring
the alley itself

Word Origin for pall-mall

C17: from obsolete French, from Italian pallamaglio, from palla ball + maglio mallet

British Dictionary definitions for pall-mall (2 of 2)

Pall Mall
/ (ˈpæl ˈmæl) /

noun

a street in central London, noted for its many clubs