| 单词 | pall mall |
| 释义 | Pall Mall in British English (ˈpæl ˈmæl) noun a street in central London, noted for its many clubs pall-mall in British English (ˈpælˈmæl) noun obsolete 1. a game in which a ball is driven by a mallet along an alley and through an iron ring 2. the alley itself Word origin C17: from obsolete French, from Italian pallamaglio, from palla ball + maglio malletpall-mall in American English (ˈpælˈmæl; ˈpɛlˈmɛl) noun 1. an old game in which a boxwood ball was struck by a mallet through an iron ring hung at the end of an alley 2. the alley in which this game was played Word origin MFr palemail < It pallamaglio < palla (< Langobardic palla, akin to OHG balla, ball1) + maglio < L malleus, a hammer: see malleableWord lists with Other Games |
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