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BEMAUL
Etymology
Verb
bemaul (third-person singular simple present bemauls, present participle bemauling, simple past and past participle bemauled)
(transitive) To maul thoroughly or completely.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*maul", v. t.
Definition: To maul or beat severely; to bruise. "In order to bemaul Yorick." Sterne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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