Mall \Mall\ (m[add]l; 277), n. [Written also maul.]

[OE. malle, F. mail, L. malleus. Cf. Malleus.]

1. A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul. --Addison.

2. A heavy blow. [Obs.]

--Spenser.

3. An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See Pall-mall. --Cotton.

4. A place where the game of mall was played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk.

Part of the area was laid out in gravel walks, and planted with elms; and these convenient and frequented walks obtained the name of the City Mall. --Southey.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Maul \Maul\, n. [See Mall a hammer.]

A heavy wooden hammer or beetle. [Written also mall.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Maul \Maul\, v. t. [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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)