Definition of "appel" []

• Sports A quick stamp of the foot used in fencing as a feint to produce an opening. (noun)

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• "And finally, for any eBay sellers, check out today's New York Times, which provides some nice cautionary tales for those who don't check their spelling when putting stuff up for auction a quick search found an older "appel" imac going for under $60, Seafarers of "Cataan" with the expansion, and some "Warhamer" games."
• "Twice every day we stood "appel" which meant that we gathered in a military formation with each barracks as a separate group to be counted by the German guards."
• "Every morning we had to line up outside our barracks for 'appel' (roll call) when we were counted by the German camp commander and guards."