: a hammer with a typically barrel-shaped head: such as
a
: a tool with a large head for driving another tool or for striking a surface without marring it
b
: a long-handled wooden implement used for striking a ball (as in polo or croquet)
c
: a light hammer with a small rounded or spherical usually padded head used in playing certain musical instruments (such as a vibraphone)
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According to a police report, the handle of the mallet broke during the attack, which led Tomasini to switch his weapon to a candlestick.
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Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Loading your audio article OAKLAND — A man charged joining another man to beat their victim to death with a mallet and a bicycle may not be mentally competent for trial, according to court records.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
And remember: never bring a knife to a meat mallet fight.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
The precursor of the xylophone and marimba, a balafon is made by carefully cutting 21 wooden slats into different lengths, fixing them atop hallow calabashes, and striking them with mallets wound with the gum and sap of a rubber tree.
—Eliot Stein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
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Mackenzie Mays, Los Angeles Times, 3 Jan. 2025
Loading your audio article OAKLAND — A man charged joining another man to beat their victim to death with a mallet and a bicycle may not be mentally competent for trial, according to court records.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
And remember: never bring a knife to a meat mallet fight.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 26 Nov. 2024
The precursor of the xylophone and marimba, a balafon is made by carefully cutting 21 wooden slats into different lengths, fixing them atop hallow calabashes, and striking them with mallets wound with the gum and sap of a rubber tree.
—Eliot Stein, Rolling Stone, 9 Dec. 2024
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mallet
noun
mal·let
ˈmal-ət 
: a hammer usually with a barrel-shaped head: as
a
: one with a large head used for driving a tool (as a chisel) or for striking a surface without damaging it
b
: a club for striking a ball (as in croquet or polo)
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