Maul A hammer: meefits, mafts (Proverbs 25:18). In Jeremiah 51:20 translated "maul" for "battle axe." So Jeremiah 50:23 Babylon "the hammer of the whole earth," i.e. the mace or war club; as the king of the Franks was Charles "Martel," i.e. little hammer. (Nahum 2:1.)