The meaning of MALLET is a hammer with a typically barrel-shaped head.

A mallet is a tool used for imparting force on another object, often made of rubber or sometimes wood, that is smaller than a maul or beetle, and usually has a relatively large head.

/ ˈmæl·ət / Add to word list a hammer with a large, flat end made of wood or rubber (Definition of mallet from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

MALLET definition: a hammerlike tool with a head commonly of wood but occasionally of rawhide, plastic, etc., used for driving any tool with a wooden handle, as a chisel, or for striking a surface. See …

Definition of mallet noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

4 days ago · 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 …

1. a hammerlike tool with an enlarged head, typically of wood, used for driving another tool, as a chisel, or for striking a surface without causing damage. 3. the implement used to strike a ball in croquet or …