| maul | (n) a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges, Syn. sledgehammer, sledge |
| maul | (v) split (wood) with a maul and wedges |
| maul | (v) injure badly by beating, Syn. mangle |
| mauldin | (n) United States cartoonist noted for his drawings of soldiers in battle (1921-2003), Syn. William Henry Mauldin, Bill Mauldin |
| mauler | (n) a fighter who batters the opponent, Example: Jack Dempsey was called a mauler |
| maulstick | (n) a long stick that a painter uses to support the hand holding the brush, Syn. mahlstick |
| canyon oak | (n) medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves, Syn. iron oak, maul oak, Quercus chrysolepis, canyon live oak |
| dempsey | (n) United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion (1895-1983), Syn. Jack Dempsey, Manassa Mauler, William Harrison Dempsey |
| diabetic coma | (n) coma that can develop in inadequately treated cases of diabetes mellitus, Syn. Kussmaul's coma |
| hooks | (n) large strong hand (as of a fighter), Syn. meat hooks, maulers, Example: wait till I get my hooks on him |
| japonica | (n) deciduous thorny shrub native to Japan having red blossoms, Syn. Chaenomeles japonica, maule's quince |
| Bemaul | v. t. To maul or beat severely; to bruise. “In order to bemaul Yorick.” Sterne. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Maul | n. [ See Mall a hammer. ] A heavy wooden hammer or beetle. [ Written also mall. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Maul | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Mauled p. pr. & vb. n. Mauling. ] 1. To beat and bruise with a heavy stick or cudgel; to wound in a coarse manner. [ 1913 Webster ] Meek modern faith to murder, hack, and maul. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To injure greatly; to do much harm to. [ 1913 Webster ] It mauls not only the person misrepreseted, but him also to whom he is misrepresented. South. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Maule | n. (Bot.) The common mallow. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Mauling | n. A severe beating with a stick, cudgel, or the fist. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| maul-stick | n. [ G. malerstock; maler a painter + stock stick. ] A stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while working. [ Written also mahl-stick and mahlstick. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: maulstick |
