merlin — meaning in English

English meaning

• maul noun A heavy hammer used for driving wedges when splitting logs, or as a weapon.
• merlin noun A small, fast falcon found across northern parts of Europe, Asia, and North America.

Senses

merlin is used for these senses in English:

• Merlin A wizard in the Arthurian legend.
• maul A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.

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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