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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)
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First published 1965 (SND Vol. VI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
MAUL, n. = Eng. card term manille, the second-best trump or honour (Sc. 1787 J. Elphinston Propriety II. 126).
[Ad. Sp. mala, id., of which the dim. form malilla has given Eng. manille.]You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Maul n.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 17 Dec 2025 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/snd/maul>
