I. ˈmȯl
variant of maul
II. ˈmȯl also ˈmäl or ˈmal noun
( -s )
Etymology: by shortening & alteration (influenced in pronunciation by mall ) (I) from pall-mall
1.
a. : the mallet used in the game of pall-mall
b. : the game of pall-mall
c. : an alley used for this game
2.
[from The Mall, fashionable promenade in St. James's Park, London, that was originally a pall-mall alley]
a. : a usually public area (typically a lane or similar strip) often set with trees or bushes or flowers and designed as a promenade for leisurely strolling or as a pedestrian walk
b. : a usually paved or grassy strip between two roadways : median strip
a highway divided by a mall
III. noun
: shopping mall herein