Definition of: pall-mall

(pel′mel′) noun
1. A game formerly played in England and France by driving a wooden ball along an alley and through a raised iron ring by means of a mallet.
2. The mallet used in this game.
3. An alley or long space for playing the game. It gave its name to one of the streets of London, Pall Mall (pel′ mel′, pal′ mal′), noted for its numerous clubs. [<MF pallemaille <Ital. pallamaglio <palla a ball + maglio a mallet <L malleus a hammer]