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maul (v.)
mid-13c.,
meallen
"strike with a heavy weapon," from Middle English
mealle
(mid-13c.) "mace, wooden club, heavy hammer" (see
maul
(n.)). The meaning "damage seriously, mangle" is first recorded 1690s. Related:
Mauled
;
mauling
.