different between marl vs maul
marl
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: mäl, IPA(key): /m??l/
- (General American) enPR: märl, IPA(key): /m??l/
- Rhymes: -??(?)l
Etymology 1
From Middle English marle, from Old French marle, from Late Latin marglia, diminutive of marga (“marl”).
Alternative forms
- marle
Noun
marl (countable and uncountable, plural marls)
- A mixed earthy substance, consisting of carbonate of lime, clay, and possibly sand, in very variable proportions, and accordingly designated as calcareous, clayey, or sandy.
- 1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift [Avon ed., 1976, p. 231]:
- The surroundings were unearthly. It was not a fish setting—only bare rock, no trees, pungent sagebrush, and marl dust floating when a truck passed.
- Synonym: marlstone
- 1975, Saul Bellow, Humboldt's Gift [Avon ed., 1976, p. 231]:
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- greensand
Verb
marl (third-person singular simple present marls, present participle marling, simple past and past participle marled)
- (transitive) To cover with the earthy substance called marl.
Etymology 2
Verb
marl (third-person singular simple present marls, present participle marling, simple past and past participle marled)
- (nautical) To cover, as part of a rope, with marline, marking a peculiar hitch at each turn to prevent unwinding.
- Synonym: marline
Translations
References
Anagrams
- RAML
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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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