'Mallet' definitions:

Definition of 'mallet'

(from WordNet)
noun
A sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball
noun
A light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. [syn: mallet, hammer]
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 [syn: mallet, beetle]

Definition of 'Mallet'

From: GCIDE
  • Mallet \Mal"let\, n. [F. maillet, dim. of mail. See Mall a beetle.] A small maul with a short handle, -- used esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like; also, a light beetle with a long handle, -- used in playing croquet. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'mallet'

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