noun
- a hammer with a large, usually wooden head used for hitting something without damaging it
- a long-handled hammer used in croquet or polo to hit the ball
Usage: sports
Examples
- The carpenter used a rubber mallet to tap the wood into place.
- She struck the tent stakes with a camping mallet.
- The croquet mallet felt heavy in his hands.
- He swung the polo mallet with practiced precision.
- The jeweler used a small mallet to shape the metal.
- A wooden mallet is gentler than a steel hammer.
- The player lined up her shot with the croquet mallet.