mallet
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
mallet/ˈmalɪt/
▶noun
- 1 a hammer with a large wooden head.
- 2 a long-handled wooden stick with a head like a hammer, used for hitting a croquet or polo ball.
– origin ME: from OFr. maillet, from mail ‘hammer’, from L. malleus.
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