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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