mallet

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mallet (enc)

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 croquet mallet - a mallet used to strike the ball in croquet polo mallet, polo stick - a mallet used to strike the ball in polo sports implement - an implement used in a sport
	2.	mallet - a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike percussion instruments drumstick - a stick used for playing a drum
	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 beetle carpenter'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

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