mandarria — meaning in English
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English meaning
- maul noun A heavy hammer used for driving wedges when splitting logs, or as a weapon.
- sledgehammer noun A large, heavy hammer with a long handle, swung with both hands to deliver powerful blows.
Senses
mandarria is used for these senses in English:
- maul A heavy long-handled hammer, used for splitting logs by driving a wedge into them, or in combat.
- sledgehammer A hammer that consists of a large, heavy, broad and flat block of metal (the head) attached to a handle typically 0.5 meter to 1 meter long. The sledgehammer's design is meant to allow it to be swung powerfully, and to distribute force over a wide area upon impact.
maul — full definition
- noun A heavy hammer used for driving wedges when splitting logs, or as a weapon.
- verb To injure someone badly by tearing at them, typically said of an animal attack.
- verb To handle roughly or criticise harshly.
sledgehammer — full definition
- noun A large, heavy hammer with a long handle, swung with both hands to deliver powerful blows.
- adj Blunt and forceful, with no subtlety at all.