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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.

Maule (?), n. (Bot.) The
common mallow.

Maul"ing (?), n. A severe beating
with a stick, cudgel, or the fist.

Maul"-stick` (?), n. [G.
malerstock; maler a painter + stock stick.]
A stick used by painters as a rest for the hand while
working. [Written also mahl-stick.]

Mau"met (?), n. See
Mawmet. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Maunch (?), v. t. To munch.
[Obs.]

Maunch (?), n. See
Manche.

Maund (?), n. [AS.

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