2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Pall-mall \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. [Written also {pail-mail} and {pell-mell}.] --Sir K. Digby. --Evelyn. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: pall-mall n : a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley with a mallet
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