Maul | William Smith's Bible Dictionary

Maul
·noun A heavy wooden hammer or beetle. II. Maul ·vt To injure greatly; to do much harm to. III. Ma...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
Maul
An old name for a mallet, the rendering of the Hebrew mephits (Prov. 25:18), properly a war-club. ...

Easton's Bible Dictionary
maul
1) a wooden mallet or beetle. N. 2) Supper, asupper and merry-making, dancing, &c. given by the far...

A glossary of provincial and local words used in England by Francis Grose
maul
A heavy iron hammer, used for driving tree-nails or bolts; it has one end faced, and the opposite po...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Maul-stick
·noun A stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while working. ...

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
pin-maul
See maul. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
top-maul
A large hammer used to start the top-mast fid, and to beat down the top, when setting up topmast-rig...

The Sailor's Word-Book
double-headed maul
One with double faces; top-mauls in contradistinction to pin-mauls. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book