|
|
Definition of Mauling
1. n. A severe beating with a stick, cudgel, or the fist.
Definition of Mauling
1. Noun. An instance of something being mauled. ¹
2. Verb. (present participle of maul) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Mauling
1. maul [v] - See also: maul
Lexicographical Neighbors of Mauling
Literary usage of Mauling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Letters on Sport in Eastern Bengal by Frank B. Simson (1886)
"Effects of my mauling.—Leopards on trees: in huts. Shot by poisoned arrows.
Vary greatly in size without decided specific difference. ..."
2. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"1851 Finding him in the woods mauling rails, he told him, &c.— Olmsted, ' Slave
States,' p. 207. (NED) 1860 The judge's style as a stumper is of a heavy, ..."
3. The Southern Planter (1852)
"218 days' work mauling at 30 cents per 109 days' putting up at 30 cts. per day,
... U, rails, mauling which, 88 days work at 30 crms, . ..."
Other Resources:
