mallet (n.)

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

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

    [ Syn: hammer ]

  3. 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: beetle ]

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