From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Mall \Mall\ (m[add]l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Malled (m[add]ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Malling.] [Cf. OF. mailler. See Mall beetle, and cf. Malleate.] To beat with a mall; to beat with something heavy; to bruise; to maul. [1913 Webster]