A maul may refer to any number of large
hammer
A hammer is a tool, most often a hand tool, consisting of a weighted "head" fixed to a long handle that is swung to deliver an impact to a small area of an object. This can be, for example, to drive nails into wood, to shape metal (as w ...
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War hammer, a medieval weapon
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Post maul
A sledgehammer is a tool with a large, flat, often metal head, attached to a long handle. The long handle combined with a heavy head allows the sledgehammer to gather momentum during a swing and apply a large force compared to hammers designed t ...
, a type of sledgehammer
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Spike maul, railroad hand tool
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Splitting maul, heavy wood-splitting tool resembling both axe and hammer
People
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Al Maul
Albert Joseph "Smiling Al" Maul (October 9, 1865 May 3, 1958) was an American professional baseball player. He was a pitcher and outfielder over parts of 15 seasons (1884–1901) in Major League Baseball with the Philadelphia Keystones, Phila ...
(1865-1958), an American baseball player
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Günther Maul (1909-1997), German ichthyologist
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John Maul (1857–1931), English clergyman and cricketer
Other uses
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Darth Maul, ''Star Wars'' character
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MAUL, a semi-automatic shotgun
* Maul, a
rugby term
* ''Maul'', 2003 novel by
Tricia Sullivan
See also
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Maull, a surname
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Mauler (disambiguation)
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Maule (disambiguation)
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Surnames from nicknames