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noun

1. a heavy medieval war club, often with a spiked, metal head
2. any similar weapon
1. a staff used as a symbol of authority by certain officials
2. macebearer

noun

a spice, usually ground, made from the dried outer covering of the nutmeg

a chemical compound, prepared for use in aerosol containers, that has the combined effect of a tear gas and a nerve gas, temporarily stunning its victims

in full Chemical Mace

noun

such a compound, or a container of it

transitive verb Maced, Macing

to spray with Mace

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