maul
See also: Maul
English
Etymology
Middle English malle (“mace, maul”), from Anglo-Norman mail, from Old French mail, from Latin malleus (“hammer”)
Noun
maul (plural mauls)
Hyponyms
- (long-handled hammer): post maul, spike maul, splitting maul
- (rugby): rolling maul
Translations
heavy, long-handled hammer
Verb
maul (third-person singular simple present mauls, present participle mauling, simple past and past participle mauled)
Translations
handle in a rough way
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savage
to criticise rudely
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References
- maul at OneLook Dictionary Search
- maul in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Cimbrian
References
- Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
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