How to pronounce maul
American English pronunciation
MAWL
- IPA
- /ˈmɔl/
- Syllables
- MAWL (1 syllable)
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What maul means
Most people know maul in its everyday sense. Here's its other meaning.
A heavy hammer used to split logs
In a sentence: Dad swung the maul, and the log split with one loud crack.
Where it comes from: It comes from an old word for a mallet, from the Latin word for hammer.
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