D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Appel

/ăp'-əl/ · Ap·pel · IPA /əˈpɛl/
01 n. A tap or stamp of the foot as a warning of intent to attack; -- called also attack.
  1. 1.
    A tap or stamp of the foot as a warning of intent to attack; -- called also attack.(Fencing) Also: attack