Maul — Defs

01 n. A heavy wooden hammer or beetle.

02 v. t. To beat and bruise with a heavy stick or cudgel; to wound in a coarse manner.

imp. & p. p. Mauled; p. pr. & vb. n. Mauling

1.
To beat and bruise with a heavy stick or cudgel; to wound in a coarse manner.
“Meek modern faith to murder, hack, and maul.” — Pope.
2.
To injure greatly; to do much harm to.
“It mauls not only the person misrepreseted, but him also to whom he is misrepresented.” — South.