mallet
mallet Lexical Profile
mallet Game Scores & Validity
• noun
A hand tool resembling a hammer but with a large, typically wooden or rubber head, used for driving chisels or striking surfaces without damaging them.
"The carpenter used a wooden mallet to gently tap the joints of the cabinet into place."
A long-handled stick with a cylindrical head set at a right angle, used for striking the ball in sports such as croquet or polo.
"She swung her polo mallet with precision, sending the ball straight toward the goal."
A light drumstick with a rounded, padded, or specialized head, used to play percussion instruments like the marimba, vibraphone, or timpani.
"The percussionist quickly switched to a softer yarn mallet for the delicate marimba solo."
• Rhymes for mallet
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English 'malet', borrowed from Old French 'maillet', a diminutive of 'mail' (hammer), which traces back to the Latin 'malleus' (hammer).