mallet

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English malet, maylet, from Old French mallet, maillet (“a wooden hammer, mallet”), diminutive of mal, mail (“a hammer”), from Latin malleus (“a hammer, mall, mallet”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmælɪt/ Rhymes: -ælɪt === Noun === mallet (plural mallets) 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. (weaponry) A weapon resembling the tool, but typically much larger. (music) A small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments. (games) A light beetle with a long handle used in playing croquet. (sports) The stick used to strike the ball in the sport of polo. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Verb === mallet (third-person singular simple present mallets, present participle malleting, simple past and past participle malleted) (transitive) To beat or strike with, or as if with, a mallet. === Related terms === malleable malleate === Further reading === “mallet”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin Eli Smith, editors (1895–1910), “mallet”, in The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “mallet”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. === Anagrams === metall. == Latin == === Verb === māllet third-person singular imperfect active subjunctive of mālō