See Also: maul(medicine)
maul(1)(dictionary)
maul(2)(dictionary)
maul oak(dictionary)
maul(dictionary)
Maul - Rugby(gambling)
maul-stick(medicine)

nicety (oh) and maul(2) (iou)


nicety (oh)



[C usually plural] a small detail or point of difference, especially one that is usually considered to be part of the correct way of doing something
::social niceties
::legal niceties
nicety of
::the niceties of political diplomacy
to a nicety
formal exactly

maul(2) (iou)



maul verb. Also mall. ME.
[from the noun In sense 7 perh. a different word.]
verb trans. Strike with a heavy weapon; knock down. ME-M17.
b. verb intrans. Hammer. LME-E17.
c. verb trans. Split (rails) with a maul and wedge. US. L17-L19.
verb trans. Subject to damaging criticism, injure by criticizing. L16.
verb trans. Beat and bruise (a person); maltreat, knock about. E17.
J. Doran Thrashing the bishop and terribly mauling his body of followers.
verb trans. Damage seriously, shatter, mangle; esp. (of an animal) tear and mutilate (a prey etc.). L17.
V. Woolf They worried him, they mauled him with their great yellow teeth.
verb trans. Handle roughly or carelessly (usu. foll. by about); damage by rough handling. Also dial., lift down. M18.
verb intrans. Toil, work hard. dial. E19.
verb trans. Rugby Football. Tackle. M19.