maul
Other forms: mauled; mauling; mauls
Maul is both the name of a heavy hammer, and also a verb meaning beating and scratching. Tigers, lions, bears––animals with powerful paws and sharp claws, will maul their victims.
The maul came to be used as a weapon in the late Middle Ages––if your opponent is wearing armor that a steel sword-blade can't penetrate, you can still inflict damage by mauling them with a hammer. You might not be able to stab your opponent, but at least you can maul them.
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injure badly by beating
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a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedgessynonyms: sledge, sledgehammertype of:hammera hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
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split (wood) with a maul and wedges
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