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appel

Today it means: An act of striking the ground with the leading foot to frighten, distract, or mislead one's opponent. Full definition →

French appel

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appel · noun, verb¹

French · borrowed fromappel
English todayappel

Borrowed from French appel. Doublet of appeal.

appel · noun²

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

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