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maul

1. maul \'mo.l\ n [ME malle, fr. OF mail, fr. Lmalleus; akin to L molere]to 
   grind - more at MEAL : a heavy hammer often with a wooden head used esp. 
   for driving wedges or  piles
2. maul vt 1a: BEAT, BRUISE  1b: to injure by beating : MANGLE  1c: to 
   handle roughly  2: to split (wood) with a maul and wedges  - maul.er n