Cuff vs Maul - What's the difference?
cuff | maul | Related terms |
(obsolete) glove; mitten.
The end of a shirt sleeve that covers the wrist.
The end of a pants leg, folded up.
To hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.
* Shakespeare
* Dryden
To fight; to scuffle; to box.
* Dryden
To buffet.
* Tennyson
A blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap.
* Spenser
* Hudibras
A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into it, or in combat.
(rugby) A situation where the player carrying the ball, who must be on his feet, is held by one or more opponents, and one or more of the ball carrier's team mates bind onto the ball carrier.
To handle someone or something in a rough way.
To savage; to cause serious physical wounds (usually used of an animal).
(figuratively) To criticise harshly.
Cuff is a related term of maul.
As nouns the difference between cuff and maul
is that cuff is (obsolete) glove; mitten or cuff can be a blow, especially with the open hand; a box; a slap while maul is mouth of an animal.As a verb cuff
is to furnish with cuffs or cuff can be to hit, as a reproach, particularly with the open palm to the head; to slap.cuff
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) cuffe, .Noun
(en noun)Etymology 2
1520, “to hit”, apparently of (etyl) origin, from (etyl) . More at (l), (l), (l).Verb
(en verb)- I swear I'll cuff you, if you strike again.
- They with their quills did all the hurt they could, / And cuffed the tender chickens from their food.
- While the peers cuff to make the rabble sport.
- cuffed by the gale
Noun
(en noun)- Snatcheth his sword, and fiercely to him flies; / Who well it wards, and quitten cuff with cuff.
- Many a bitter kick and cuff .
maul
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (weapon) club, maceSee also
* ruck * scrumVerb
(en verb)- The bear mauled him in a terrible way.