different between horsewhip vs maul
horsewhip
English
Etymology
horse +? whip
Noun
horsewhip (plural horsewhips)
- A whip for use on horses.
Hypernyms
- whip
Translations
Verb
horsewhip (third-person singular simple present horsewhips, present participle horsewhipping, simple past and past participle horsewhipped)
- (transitive) To flog or lash with a horsewhip.
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maul
English
Etymology
From Middle English malle (“mace, maul”), from Anglo-Norman mail, from Old French mail, from Latin malleus (“hammer”). Doublet of malleus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /m??l/
- Rhymes: -??l
- Homophone: mall (one pronunciation)
- Homophone: moll (some accents)
Noun
maul (plural mauls)
- A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
- (rugby) A situation where the player carrying the ball, who must be on his feet, is held by one or more opponents, and one or more of the ball carrier's team mates bind onto the ball carrier.
Synonyms
- (weapon): club, mace
Hyponyms
- (long-handled hammer): post maul, spike maul, splitting maul
- (rugby): rolling maul
Translations
See also
- ruck
- scrum
Verb
maul (third-person singular simple present mauls, present participle mauling, simple past and past participle mauled)
- To handle someone or something in a rough way.
- To savage; to cause serious physical wounds (usually used of an animal).
- (figuratively) To criticise harshly.
- (transitive) To beat with the heavy hammer called a maul.
Translations
Related terms
- mall
- mallet
References
- maul at OneLook Dictionary Search
- maul in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
Anagrams
- Lamu, alum, luma, malu, mula
Cimbrian
Noun
maul n
- mouth
References
- “maul” in Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Estonian
Noun
maul
- adessive singular of magu
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
maul
- imperative of maule
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