pall-mall
/ˈpælˈmæl/noun
mass noun
- historical a 16th- and 17th-century game in which a boxwood ball was driven through an iron ring suspended at the end of a long alley. The street Pall Mall in London was on the site of a pall-mall alley.〈史〉铁圈球运动（16至17世纪流行, 击黄杨木球, 使其穿过挂在狭长球场顶端的铁环, 伦敦的蓓尔美尔街就在一个铁圈球场遗址上）。
词源
from obsolete French pallemaille, from Italian pallamaglio, from palla 'ball' + maglio 'mallet'.