Pronunciation: ˌ pel- ' mel, ˌ pal- ' mal, US often ˌ po ̇ l- ' mo ̇ l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle French pallemaille, from Italian pallamaglio, from palla ball (of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German balla ball) + maglio mallet, from Latin malleus ― more at BALL , MAUL
Date: 1598
: a 17th century game in which each player attempts to drive a wooden ball with a mallet down an alley and through a raised ring in as few strokes as possible also : the alley in which it is played