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maul(1) (iou) and biovular (medicine)


maul(1) (iou)



maul noun. Also (earlier) mall. See also MALL noun. ME.
[Old & mod. French mail from Latin MALLEUS. Cf. MAIL noun5, MALLET noun1, MELL noun1. In senses 3, 4 from MAUL verb.]
I.
Hist. = MACE noun1 1. Also, a wooden club. ME.
Orig. gen., a massive hammer. Now, any of various special kinds of heavy hammer or beetle used in pile-driving, shipbuilding, mining, etc. LME.
b. fig. A person regarded as the irresistible enemy or terrible oppressor of a particular class, institution, etc. LME-E18.
A heavy blow, as struck with a hammer. Only in M17.
In Rugby League, an act of mauling or tackling a player. In Rugby Union, a loose scrum in which the ball is off the ground (opp. ruck). M19.
II. See MALL noun.

biovular (medicine)


biovular -->
diovular


Relating to two ova.

Synonym: biovular.

Origin: di-+ Mod. L. Ovulum, dim. Of L. Ovum, egg