a tap or stamp of the foot, formerly serving as a warning of one's intent to attack, but now also used as a feint.
a sharp stroke with the blade used for the purpose of procuring an opening.
a stamp of the foot, used to warn of one's intent to attack
a sharp blow with the blade made to procure an opening
From French; see origin at appeal
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And what about Adem and Eev and the sin with the tree of nowlege and eating the appel and the fall.
From "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
His friends moved to refer his address to the commission des douze, which was carried on the appel nominal by 110 majority.
From Memoirs of the Court and Cabinets of George the Third From the Original Family Documents, Volume 2 by Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of
March 13.—Had rost befe for diner, and cabage, and potato and appel sawse, and rice puding.
From What Katy Did by Coolidge, Susan
Indeed, not one of them stirred until ten minutes before time for the morning appel, when, there was a sudden upheaval of blankets down the entire length of the room.
From High Adventure A Narrative of Air Fighting in France by Hall, James Norman
Webster cites the Saxon appl or appel; Dutch, appel; German, apfel; Danish, æble; Swedish, aple; Welsh, aval; Irish, abhal or ubhal; Armoric, aval; Russian, yabloko.
From American Pomology Apples by Warder, J. A.
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