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Added 10 October 2026

maul

/mɔːl/ noun

Latin root: malleus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about maul at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges.

verb

Split (wood) with a maul and wedges.
Injure badly by beating.

Origin

From Middle English malle (“mace, maul”), from Anglo-Norman mail, from Old French mail, from Latin malleus (“hammer”). Doublet of malleus.

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