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

• hammer

2. (noun) 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

• beetle

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

• croquet mallet
• polo mallet
• polo stick

2. (noun) 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

• carpenter's mallet
• gavel

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

• sports implement

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

• drumstick

3. (noun) 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

• hammer

1. (noun) 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

• beetle