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Definition of: maul
(môl) noun
A heavy mallet for driving wedges, piles, etc.
—v.t.
1. To beat and bruise; batter.
2. To handle roughly; manhandle; abuse.
3. U.S. To split by means of a maul and wedges, as logs or rails. Also spelled mall. [<OF mail <L malleus hammer.? Akin to L molere grind into pieces, crush.]
—maul′er noun
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