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ap·pel (ȧ pel′)

noun

Fencing a slap or tap of the ball of the front foot as the first of two advancing steps in making a lunge

Etymology: Fr, lit., an appeal, call < appeler, appeal

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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