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maul

Posted on June 21, 2023June 15, 2023 by Wordsmyth

noun

a heavy hammer, sometimes with a wooden head, used to drive stakes, piles, or the like.

transitive verb

to injure by beating, clawing, bruising, or the like.
The trainer was mauled by one of the tigers and badly injured.

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