Mall

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Webster's Dictionary [1]

(1): ( n.) A place where the game of mall was played. Hence: A public walk; a level shaded walk.

(2): ( n.) An old game played with malls or mallets and balls. See Pall-mall.

(3): ( n.) A large heavy wooden beetle; a mallet for driving anything with force; a maul.

(4): ( n.) A heavy blow.

(5): ( v. t.) To beat with a mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise; to maul.

(6): ( n.) Formerly, among Teutonic nations, a meeting of the notables of a state for the transaction of public business, such meeting being a modification of the ancient popular assembly.

(7): ( n.) A court of justice.

(8): ( n.) A place where justice is administered.

(9): ( n.) A place where public meetings are held.

King James Dictionary [2]

Mall, n. maul. L. malleus.

1. A large heavy wooden beetle an instrument for driving any thing with force. 2. A blow.

Mall, n. mal. A public walk a level shaded walk.

Mall, maul. To beat with a mall to beat with something heavy to bruise.

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