mallet
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A tool resembling a hammer but with a large head.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈmælɪt
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Definition
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noun
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
A type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head made of wood, rubber or similar non-iron material, used by woodworkers for driving a tool, such as a chisel. A kind of maul.
games
A light beetle with a long handle used in playing croquet.
A type of articulated locomotive having two powered trucks, with the rear truck being rigidly attached to the main body and boiler of the locomotive, while the front powered truck is attached to the rear by a hinge, so that it may swing from side to side, and with the front end of the boiler resting upon a sliding bearing on the swinging front truck.
verb
transitive
To beat or strike with, or as if with, a mallet.
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