| n. | 1. | 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. |
| Noun | 1. | mallet - a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball |
| 2. | mallet - a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike percussion instruments | |
| 3. | mallet - 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 Synonyms: beetle |
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