pall-mall
noun
- an old game in which a boxwood ball was struck by a mallet through an iron ring hung at the end of an alley
- the alley in which this game was played
See pall-mall in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pĕlˈmĕlˈ, pălˈmălˈ, pôlˈmôlˈ)
noun- A 17th-century game in which a boxwood ball was struck with a mallet to drive it through an iron ring suspended at the end of an alley.
- The alley in which this game was played.
(pălˈ mălˈ, pĕlˈ mĕlˈ)
A fashionable street in London, England, noted as the site of St. James's Palace and many private clubs. It derives its name from the game pall-mall, which was played on the grounds in front of the palace in the 17th century.
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