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mallet |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Mallet \Mal"let\, n. [F. maillet, dim. of mail See {Mall} a beetle.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mallet n 1: an implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports to hit a ball 2: a light hammer with a rounded head that is used to strike percussion instruments 3: a short-handled hammer with a wooden head used to strike a chisel or wedge [syn: {carpenter's mallet}]
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