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单词 mallet
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mallet

(mælɪt)
Word forms: plural mallets
countable noun
A mallet is a wooden hammer with a square head.

mallet in British English

(ˈmælɪt)
noun
1. 
a tool resembling a hammer but having a large head of wood, copper, lead, leather, etc, used for driving chisels, beating sheet metal, etc
2. 
a long stick with a head like a hammer used to strike the ball in croquet or polo
3. mainly US
a very large powerful steam locomotive with a conventional boiler but with two separate articulated engine units
Word origin
C15: from Old French maillet wooden hammer, diminutive of mail maul (n)

mallet in American English

(ˈmælət)
noun
1. 
a kind of hammer, usually with a heavy wooden head and a short handle, for driving a chisel, etc.
2. 
a. 
a long-handled hammer with a cylindrical wooden head, used in playing croquet
b. 
a similar instrument, but with a longer, flexible handle, used in playing polo
3. 
a small, light hammer, usually with a felt-covered head, used for playing a vibraphone, xylophone, etc.
Word origin
ME malyet < MFr maillet, dim. of mail < OFr maile: see maul

Examples of 'mallet' in a sentence
mallet

He used a mallet to crack open a case of wine in a ritual said to bring harmony and good fortune.
The Sun (2015)
Cover with clingfilm and pound with a meat mallet or rolling pin until the meat is more or less the same thickness throughout.
The Sun (2012)
They are meant to hide under the desk and hope they won't be hit by a croquet mallet.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
He might be tempted to take up croquet, or just the croquet mallet in pursuit of his enemies.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
In others he has a cricket bat, golf club, croquet mallet or gun in his hand.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Next, cut each steak in half, place between two layers of clingfilm and flatten with a meat mallet or rolling pin.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

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mallet

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In other languages
mallet

British English: mallet NOUN
A mallet is a wooden hammer with a square head.
  • American English: mallet
  • Brazilian Portuguese: marreta
  • Chinese: 木槌
  • European Spanish: mazo
  • French: maillet
  • German: Holzhammer
  • Italian: maglio
  • Japanese: 木槌
  • Korean: 나무 메
  • European Portuguese: marreta
  • Latin American Spanish: mazo

Definition of 'mallet'

Chinese translation of 'mallet'

mallet

(ˈmælɪt)

n (c)

  1. 木槌 (mùchuí) (个(個), gè)
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