mallet
Meaning
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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
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmælɪt/
Etymology
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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