Mailed vs Mauled - What's the difference?
mailed | mauled |
(mail)
Armoured in, protected by, or made of mail.
(lb) Spotted.
* 1888 , Frederick Albion Ober, A Boy's Adventures in the West Indies , page 169:
(mail)
(maul)
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.
As verbs the difference between mailed and mauled
is that mailed is past tense of mail while mauled is past tense of maul.As an adjective mailed
is armoured in, protected by, or made of mail.mailed
English
Etymology 1
From .Verb
(head)Etymology 2
From .Adjective
(en adjective)- from blossom of lime to perfumed bloom of acacia — darts the humming-bird, his coat of mailed feathers glowing like a gem.
Verb
(head)Anagrams
* *mauled
English
Verb
(head)maul
English
Noun
(en noun)Synonyms
* (weapon) club, maceSee also
* ruck * scrumVerb
(en verb)- The bear mauled him in a terrible way.