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Mallet

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Noun

1. mallet

a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball

2. hammer, mallet

a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.

3. beetle, mallet

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Mallet

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noun
1. 
a tool resembling a hammer but having a large head of wood, copper, lead, leather, etc, used for driving chisels, beating sheet metal, etc
2. 
a long stick with a head like a hammer used to strike the ball in croquet or polo
3. mainly US
a very large powerful steam locomotive with a conventional boiler but with two separate articulated engine units

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Mallet

see synonyms of mallet
noun
1. 
a kind of hammer, usually with a heavy wooden head and a short handle, for driving a chisel, etc.
2. 
a. 
a long-handled hammer with a cylindrical wooden head, used in playing croquet
b. 
a similar instrument, but with a longer, flexible handle, used in playing polo
3. 
a small, light hammer, usually with a felt-covered head, used for playing a vibraphone, xylophone, etc.

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Mallet

see synonyms of mallet
n.
1.
a. A short-handled hammer, usually with a cylindrical head of wood, used chiefly to drive a chisel or wedge.
b. A similar tool with a rubber, leather, or plastic head, used to strike a surface without damaging it.
2. Sports A long-handled implement used to strike a ball, as in croquet and polo.
3. Music A light hammer with a rounded head for striking a percussion instrument.

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