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   Mall (ma̤l; 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.
   
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   2. A heavy blow. [Obs.]  Spenser.
   
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   3. An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See Pall-mall.  Cotton.
   
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   4. A place where the game of mall was played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk.
   
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   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.
   
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   Maul (?), n. [See Mall a hammer.] A heavy wooden hammer or beetle. [Written also mall.]
   
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   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.
   
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   Meek modern faith to murder, hack, and maul. Pope.
   
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   2. To injure greatly; to do much harm to.
   
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   It mauls not only the person misrepreseted, but him also to whom he is misrepresented. South.
   
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