mallet.
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.
Meaning & usage
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.
Carpenters use mallets for assembling.
We used a mallet to drive the tent pegs into the ground.
A weapon resembling the tool, but typically much larger.
A small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments.
A light beetle with a long handle used in playing croquet.
The stick used to strike the ball in the sport of polo.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *merh₂-? Latin malleum Old French mail Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French mailletbor. Middle English maylet English mallet Inherited from Middle English maylet, borrowed from Old French maillet, from mail + -et.
To beat or strike with, or as if with, a mallet.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *melh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *mer-? Proto-Indo-European *merh₂-? Latin malleum Old French mail Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Late Latin -ittus Old French -et Old French mailletbor. Middle English maylet English mallet Inherited from Middle English maylet, borrowed from Old French maillet, from mail + -et.
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