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APPEL
Etymology
Noun
appel (plural appels)
(fencing) An act of striking the ground with the leading foot to frighten, distract, or mislead one's opponent.
Hypernyms
• (fencing): feint
Verb
appel (third-person singular simple present appels, present participle appeling, simple past and past participle appeled)
Obsolete spelling of appeal.
Anagrams
• Apple, apple, pepla
Proper noun
Appel
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Appel is the 4,473rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 7,938 individuals. Appel is most common among White (93.74%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Apple, apple, pepla
Source: Wiktionary
Ap`pel", n. [F., prop., a call. See Appeal, n.] (Fencing)
Definition: A tap or stamp of the foot as a warning of intent to attack; -- called also attack.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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