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maulnoun2

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What does the noun maul mean?

There is one meaning in OED's entry for the noun maul. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

This word is used in northern English regional dialect.

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How common is the noun maul?

Fewer than 0.01occurrences per million words in modern written English

1750	0.0001
1760	0.0001
1770	0.0001
1780	0.0001
1790	0.0001
1800	0.0001
1810	0.0001
1820	0.0001
1830	0.0001
1840	0.0002
1850	0.0002
1860	0.0002
1870	0.0002
1880	0.0002
1890	0.0003
1900	0.0003
1910	0.0003
1920	0.0003
1930	0.0003
1940	0.0003
1950	0.0003
1960	0.0002
1970	0.0002
1980	0.0002
1990	0.0002
2000	0.0002
2010	0.0002

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How is the noun maul pronounced?

British English

/mɔːl/

mawl

U.S. English

/mɔl/

mawl

/mɑl/

mahl

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Where does the noun maul come from?

Earliest known use

Middle English

The earliest known use of the noun maul is in the Middle English period (1150—1500).

OED's earliest evidence for maul is from before 1425, in Vocabularies.

maul is a variant or alteration of another lexical item.

Etymons: mallow n.

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Nearby entries

maufrey, n.1647
mauger, adj.1756–
maugh, n.a1325–
Maughamesque, adj.1908–
Maughamish, adj.1910–
maugre, n., prep., & adv.c1300–
maugre, v.1597–
Maui, n.1967–
mauka, adv. & adj.1875–
maul, n.¹c1225–
maul, n.²a1425–
maul, v.¹c1225–
maul, v.²1821–
maulana, n.1832–
maule, v.1599–1611
mauled, adj.1690–
mauler, n.1305–
mauley, n.1789–
mauling, n.c1540–
mauling, adj.¹1778–
mauling, adj.²a1864–

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Entry history for maul, n.²

maul, n.² was revised in March 2001.

maul, n.² was last modified in July 2023.

oed.com is a living text, updated every three months. Modifications may include:

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Revisions and additions of this kind were last incorporated into maul, n.² in July 2023.

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Nearby entries

maufrey, n.1647
mauger, adj.1756–
maugh, n.a1325–
Maughamesque, adj.1908–
Maughamish, adj.1910–
maugre, n., prep., & adv.c1300–
maugre, v.1597–
Maui, n.1967–
mauka, adv. & adj.1875–
maul, n.¹c1225–
maul, n.²a1425–
maul, v.¹c1225–
maul, v.²1821–
maulana, n.1832–
maule, v.1599–1611
mauled, adj.1690–
mauler, n.1305–
mauley, n.1789–
mauling, n.c1540–
mauling, adj.¹1778–
mauling, adj.²a1864–

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