mal·let (m l t)n.1. a. A short-handled hammer, usually with a cylindrical head of wood, used chiefly to drive a chisel or wedge. b. A tool with a large head, used to strike a surface without damaging it. 2. Sports A long-handled implement used to strike a ball, as in croquet and polo. 3. Music A light hammer with a rounded head for striking a percussion instrument.
[Middle English, from Old French maillet, diminutive of mail, maul; see maul.] |
mallet Noun
1. a hammer with a large wooden head
2. a long stick with a head like a hammer used to strike the ball in croquet or polo [Old French maillet wooden hammer]
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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 such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. |
| 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 smoothingcarpenter's mallet - a short-handled mallet with a wooden head used to strike a chisel or wedge gavel - a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge hammer - a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking |
Translations
mallet [ˈmælɪt] n →
mazo
mallet [ˈmælɪt] n →
maillet m
mallet [ˈmælɪt] n →
Holzhammer m
mallet [ˈmælɪt] n →
maglio