26984 words

mallet

3 definitions • 4 examples
1
a tool like a hammer with a large, flat end made of wood or rubber:

Examples:

Lay it on a workbench and sharply smack it with a mallet.
The strong men in the circus swing a mallet to ring the bell.
2
a wooden hammer with a long handle used in sports such as croquet and polo:

Examples:

Where's my croquet mallet?
They'd all begun borrowing mallets and playing polo on bicycles outside the barn.
3
a hammer with a large, flat end made of wood or rubber

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