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mawle - What does it mean?

Definition of 'mawle'

English

Alternative forms

* maul, mall, malle

Noun

(en-noun)
  • A heavy hammer or beetle, often made of wood or lead.
  • * 1786 : A Mawle of lead five feet long, and a pike with the same hanging by a girdle with a hook, is recommended by Ralph Smith for the arms of an archer, it has been quoted at length, under the article of the long bow. — Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 52.