pall-mall
noun
ˌpel-ˈmel 
ˌpal-ˈmal,
US often ˌpȯl-ˈmȯl
: 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
Word History
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
First Known Use
circa 1566, in the meaning defined above