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Mallet

Mallet Meaning & Definition
Mallet Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Mallet?

[n] a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
[n] a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike percussion instruments
[n] a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball

Synonyms | Synonyms for Mallet: beetle

Related Terms | Find terms related to Mallet: air hammer | ball peen hammer | beetle | chipping hammer | chisel | claw hammer | drop hammer | electric hammer | jackhammer | modeling clay | pile hammer | point | raising hammer | riveting hammer | rubber mallet | sledge | sledgehammer | solder | soldering iron | spatula | steam hammer | stone hammer | tack hammer | triphammer

See Also | carpenter's mallet | croquet mallet | drumstick | gavel | hammer | polo mallet | polo stick | sports implement

Mallet In Webster's Dictionary

\Mal"let\, n. [F. maillet, dim. of mail. See {Mall} a beetle.] A small maul with a short handle, -- used esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like; also, a light beetle with a long handle, -- used in playing croquet.

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