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maul
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maul
1. a heavy two-handed hammer suitable for driving piles, wedges, etc.
2. Rugby a loose scrum that forms around a player who is holding the ball and on his feet

maul [mȯl]
(engineering)

maul, mall
maul
1. A heavy, wooden mallet. 2.See beetle.


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Other hammer include upholstery hammer, construction hammers, drilling hammer, ball-peen hammer, cross-peen hammer, mallets, splitting maul, stonemason''s hammer, geologist''s hammer, lump hammer, gavel, tinner''s hammer.
But, then, in a city not known for rivals burying the proverbial hatchet (next to the splitting mauls on Aisle 4), maybe it'll take two home improvement stores to bring us enlightenment.
About 15 years ago, 78-year-old Walter "Dutch" Hamann, of Kootenai, Idaho grew tired of splitting firewood by hand and decided there had to be an easier way than the brute force needed in swinging a 10-pound splitting maul.
 
 
 
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