mallet
Betekenis (English)
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- A type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head made of wood, rubber or similar non-iron material, used by woodworkers for driving a tool, such as a chisel. A kind of maul.
- A weapon resembling the tool, but typically much larger.
- A small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments.
- A light beetle with a long handle used in playing croquet.
- The stick used to strike the ball in the sport of polo.
Synonyms
sledge hammer
wooden hammer
mashhammer
rice-pounding mallet
club hammer
wooden mallet
mall hammer
mickle hammer
wooden bammer
bettle
wooden maul
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈmælɪt/
Etimologie (English)
In summary
From Middle English malet, maylet, from Old French mallet, maillet (“a wooden hammer, mallet”), diminutive of mal, mail (“a hammer”), from Latin malleus (“a hammer, mall, mallet”).
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