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pall

“pall” is a Swedish word. Its 5 meanings in English:

noun

  1. a stool ((small) chair without armrests or back)
  2. a podium (for prize ceremonies)
  3. a pallet (portable platform for transport or storage)
  4. a pawl (a pin in a ratchet gear)
  5. an apple

Etymology

From Old Swedish pall (“bench, footstool”), from Old Norse pallr (“bench, platform, stage”), from Middle Low German palle (“ship's deck”). Sense of "cargo pallet" perhaps influenced by English pallet.

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