From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mall \Mall\ (m[add]l; 277), n. [Written also maul.] [OE.
malle, F. mail, L. malleus. Cf. Malleus.]
1. A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything
with force; a maul. --Addison.
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2. A heavy blow. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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3. An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See
Pall-mall. --Cotton.
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4. A place where the game of mall was played. Hence: A public
walk; a level shaded walk.
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Part of the area was laid out in gravel walks, and
planted with elms; and these convenient and
frequented walks obtained the name of the City Mall.
--Southey.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Maul \Maul\, n. [See Mall a hammer.]
A heavy wooden hammer or beetle. [Written also mall.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Maul \Maul\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mauled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Mauling.]
1. To beat and bruise with a heavy stick or cudgel; to wound
in a coarse manner.
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Meek modern faith to murder, hack, and maul. --Pope.
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2. To injure greatly; to do much harm to.
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It mauls not only the person misrepreseted, but him
also to whom he is misrepresented. --South.
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