A mallet for striking a ball; spec. a mallet used in the game of pall-mall. Obsolete.
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释义 | society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > equestrian sports except racing > polo > [noun] > equipment (6) pall-mall1605 A mallet for striking a ball; spec. a mallet used in the game of pall-mall. Obsolete. pall-mall beetle1644 the mallet used in the game of pall-mall (cf. beetle, n.1). mall1662 The mallet (cf. maul, n.1 2) used in the game of ‘mall’ or ‘pall-mall’. Cf. pall-mall, n. 1. polo stick1873 polo ball1886 mallet1897 Games. The long-handled wooden hammer used for striking the balls in croquet, (formerly) †pall-mall, or polo (obsolete); also (with modifying… |
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