Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Pallmall"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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 lst {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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
pall-mall
n : a 17th century game; a wooden ball was driven along an alley
with a mallet
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