MALL, noun maul. [Latin malleus.] 1. A large heavy wooden beetle; an instrument for driving any thing with force. 2. A blow. MALL, noun mal. A public walk; a level shaded walk. MALL, verb transitive maul. To beat with a mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise.
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