Mallet - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈmælɪt|  American pronunciation of the word mallet
Brit.  |ˈmælɪt|  British pronunciation of the word mallet

noun

- a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball
- a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. (syn: hammer)
- 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 (syn: beetle)

Extra examples

...the doctor gave my knee a little whop with his mallet to test my reflexes...

Word forms

noun
singular: mallet
plural: mallets
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