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pall-mall
CIDE DICTIONARY
pall-mall, n. [OF. palemail, It. pallamagio; palla a ball (of German origin, akin to E. ball) + magio hammer, fr. L. malleus. See 1st 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 . Sir K. Digby. Evelyn. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pall-mall, n. hist. a game in which a ball was driven through an iron ring suspended in a long alley.
Etymology
obs. F pallemaille f. It. pallamaglio f. palla ball + maglio mallet
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