[mɔːl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- (of an animal) wound (a person or animal) by scratching and tearing
(e.g: a man was mauled by a lion at London Zoo)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘hammer or wooden club’, also ‘strike with a heavy weapon’): from Old French mail, from Latin malleus ‘hammer’

[mɔːl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- (in rugby union) a loose scrum formed around a player with the ball off the ground



Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘hammer or wooden club’, also ‘strike with a heavy weapon’): from Old French mail, from Latin malleus ‘hammer’