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maulers

maul
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mawl]
    • /mɔl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mawl]
    • /mɔl/

Definitions of maulers word

  • noun maulers a heavy hammer, as for driving stakes or wedges. 1
  • noun maulers Archaic. a heavy club or mace. 1
  • verb with object maulers to handle or use roughly: The book was badly mauled by its borrowers. 1
  • verb with object maulers to injure by a rough beating, shoving, or the like; bruise: to be mauled by an angry crowd. 1
  • verb with object maulers to split with a maul and wedge, as a wooden rail. 1
  • noun plural maulers the hands 0

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Origin of maulers

First appearance:

before 1200
One of the 9% oldest English words
1200-50; (noun) Middle English malle < Old French mail mallet, hammer < Latin malleus hammer; (v.) Middle English mallen < Old French maillier, derivative of noun

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Parts of speech for Maulers

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

maulers popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

maulers usage trend in Literature

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