n. 大槌

vt. 打伤, 粗手粗脚地摆弄, 抨击

Maul \Maul\, n. [See {Mall} a hammer.]
A heavy wooden hammer or beetle. [Written also {mall}.]


Maul \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.

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.

Mall \Mall\ (m[add]l; 277), n. [Written also {maul}.] [OE.
malle, F. mail, L. malleus. Cf. {Malleus}.]
1. A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything
with force; a maul. --Addison.

2. A heavy blow. [Obs.] --Spenser.

3. An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See
{Pall-mall}. --Cotton.

4. A place where the game of mall was played. Hence: A public
walk; a level shaded walk.

Part of the area was laid out in gravel walks, and
planted with elms; and these convenient and
frequented walks obtained the name of the City Mall.
--Southey.