toetakelen — meaning in English

English meaning

• maul noun A heavy hammer used for driving wedges when splitting logs, or as a weapon.

Senses

toetakelen is used for these senses in English:

• maul To handle someone or something in a rough way.
• maul (usually of an animal) To savage; to cause serious physical wounds.

maul — full definition

1. noun A heavy hammer used for driving wedges when splitting logs, or as a weapon.
2. verb To injure someone badly by tearing at them, typically said of an animal attack.
3. verb To handle roughly or criticise harshly.

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