Maul - A heavy sledge hammer. The word is connected with “malleus:” its diminutive “mallet” is still in use.

A maul— that is, hammer, connected with “malleus” and “mallet.” A false witness is as mischievous as the most deadly weap…

A man that bears false witness against his neighbour In whose house he has often been, and whom he has frequently visited…

A false testimony is dangerous in everything.