PALL-MALL
\pˈɔːlmˈal], \pˈɔːlmˈal], \p_ˈɔː_l_m_ˈa_l]\
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pel-mel', n. an old game, in which a ball was driven through an iron ring with a mallet: an alley where the game used to be played, hence the street in London.--adv. in pall-mall fashion. [O. Fr. pale-maille--Old It. palamaglio--palla--Old High Ger. pallá (Ger. ball, Eng. ball), and maglio--L. malleus, a hammer.]
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