1. (noun) mallet
a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball
Synonyms: hammer, beetle
2. (noun) mallet, hammer
a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
Synonyms: power hammer, pound, cock, pounding, mallet, malleus, beetle, hammer, hammering
3. (noun) mallet, beetle
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: mallet, hammer, beetle
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