To split(wood)with a maul and wedge.
By contrast it is very rare in the maul for the side not in possession to gain significant ground.
A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.
Today, I learned that if you stare at your cat and her eyes suddenly get really big, it means she's going to maul your face. FML.
Stop pulling my arm, you have no right to maul me about like this!
To strike violently and repeatedly;batter or maul.