appel

[uh-pel, a-pel, a-pel]

noun

Fencing.

plural

appels 

1. 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.

2. a sharp stroke with the blade used for the purpose of procuring an opening.

appel

¹

/ apɛl, əˈpɛl /

noun

1. a stamp of the foot, used to warn of one's intent to attack

2. a sharp blow with the blade made to procure an opening

Appel

²

/ ˈɑpəl /

noun

1. Karel (ˈkaːrəl). 1921–2006, Dutch abstract expressionist painter

Word History and Origins

Origin of appel¹

From French; appeal

Word History and Origins

Origin of appel¹

from French: challenge

Example Sentences

Springsteen’s then-manager, Mike Appel, brought a tape of the song to play for Columbia exec Steve Popovich, an early believer in Springsteen’s music.

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In Appel’s recollection, Springsteen responded, “That’s because I’m the poet.”

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Perhaps unsurprisingly, the listening session didn’t go as well as Appel hoped, with Popovich telling Appel: “I liked the riff. It’s all right, but I didn’t digest the rest.”

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Carlin quotes Appel responding: “Why don’t I digest some more myself? Like, we just finished it ourselves. And then we’ll come back to you with some other suggestions.”

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“It’s a very politicized process. People see what they want to see,” said Jacob Appel, a professor of psychiatry and medical education at the Icahn School of Medicine in New York City, who’s writing a book on presidential health.

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