mallet
noun /ˈmælɪt/
/ˈmælɪt/
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a wooden tool with a long handle and a large head, used for hitting thingsenlarge image
- Use a heavy mallet to drive in the pegs.
- a piece of equipment with a long handle and a wooden head, used for hitting the ball in the games of croquet and polo
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Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French maillet, from mail ‘hammer’, from Latin malleus.