maul
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7.5
- noun
- /mɔl/
:
mazo
- Moving slowly, not straining, just lifting the seven-pound maul and letting it fall so that weight, gravity, and the magic of angle combined to disassemble the log.
- maul and a wedge
- splitting maul
- wood splitter maul
Examples
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The lumberjack used a maul to drive the wedges into the log.
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For the construction project, we need a heavy maul to stake down the tent.
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Can you put the maul down?
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With each blow of the maul, wood split and released a force that grew in his arms and legs.
Fiction book (1999) -
Carpenter, hand me your top maul.
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The stubborn coherence of the wood and the weight of the maul imposed a slow rhythm to the task.
Fiction book (1997) -
Be sure to also buy rubber bumpers to protect the handles of your mauls and sledges.
Blog text (8) -
Flinging the torn check aside, she grabbed the maul from its hook, used her foot to roll a log onto the colorless grass, and set it upright.
Fiction book (2002) -
He swung the maul with great force to break the ground for planting.
Synonyms
188
1.0
A tool with a heavy head for hitting nails or wood
35
3.9
A large heavy tool with a long handle used to break stone or drive stakes
3
6.8
A heavy hammer with a long handle used to hit stakes or wedges
Compounds
- US
A medium-sized evergreen tree with oblong, leathery leaves that often have spiny edges and grows in dry southwestern North America
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Etymology
The noun maul comes from an old word meaning 'hammer' and is related to mallet and the Latin malleus. It names a large, heavy hammer used to drive stakes or split logs, which is why the tool is called a maul today.