Etymology: Middle English — more at maul
1. dialect Britain : a hammer or mallet especially of wood
2. dialect Britain
b. : the participant who places last in a contest
II. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English mellen, from mell, n.
dialect Britain : to strike with a mell : beat
III. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English mellen, from Middle French mesler, medler, meller — more at meddle
mell with bad company
3. now dialect Britain : to interest or occupy oneself
mell with war — C.L.Smith
variant of mel
V. noun
(-s)
Etymology: origin unknown
Useful english dictionary. 2012.