Maul

n.	1.	A heavy wooden hammer or beetle.
v. t.	1.	To beat and bruise with a heavy stick or cudgel; to wound in a coarse manner. [imp. & p. p. Mauled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Mauling.] Meek modern faith to murder, hack, and maul. - Pope.
	2.	To injure greatly; to do much harm to. It mauls not only the person misrepreseted, but him also to whom he is misrepresented. - South.

Noun	1.	maul - a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges Synonyms: sledgehammer, sledge
Verb	1.	maul - split (wood) with a maul and wedges
	2.	maul - injure badly by beating Synonyms: mangle

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