'Pellmell' definitions:

Definition of 'Pellmell'

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Pellmell \Pell`mell"\, adv. [F. p[^e]le-m[^e]le, prob. fr. pelle a shovel + m[^e]ler to mix, as when different kinds of grain are heaped up and mixed with a shovel. See Pell shovel, Medley.] In utter confusion; with confused violence. "Men, horses, chariots, crowded pellmell." --Milton. [1913 Webster]