1. plural of mallet; hammers with large, usually wooden heads used for striking objects without damaging them
2. plural of mallet; long-handled hammers used in sports like croquet and polo
Usage: sports
3. plural of mallet; hammers used by musicians to strike percussion instruments
Usage: music

Examples

• The carpenter used rubber mallets to avoid denting the wood.
• She grabbed two mallets from the toolbox for the project.
• The croquet set came with colorful mallets and balls.
• Musicians need different mallets for various percussion instruments.
• Wooden mallets work best for assembling furniture.
• The polo players practiced swinging their mallets.
• Felt mallets produce softer sounds on the xylophone.