mallet

IPA: mˈæɫɪt

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 of maul.
(weaponry) A weapon resembling the tool, but typically much larger.
(music) A small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments.
(games) A light beetle with a long handle used in playing croquet.
(sports) The stick used to strike the ball in the sport of polo.
A type of articulated locomotive, in which there are two powered trucks, with the rear truck being rigidly attached to the main body and boiler of the locomotive, while the front powered truck is attached to the rear by a hinge, so that it may swing from side to side, and with the front end of the boiler resting upon a sliding bearing on the swinging front truck.
(cryptography) Often the malicious party in examples of threat scenarios. See Alice and Bob.

Examples of "mallet" in Sentences

He was attacked with a mallet.
Do you know who took the mallet
I used the mallet when I made the cabinet.
Mallet is a crater on the near side of the Moon.
"Well, a mallet is a small beetle, without rings."
The mallet percussion cuts off where the timpani begin.
I didn't see "mallet" in malleus and read Bad'n'Badder.
Hey, The Mighty Fek’lhr is the one with the ba’Sin mallet!
The mallet was so heavy that he couldn't do any of the work.
The mallet is approximately the size of a small bowling ball.
The uncooked rice is soaked and then beaten with a wooden mallet.
Stone Soup-Don’t make Him dig the ba’Sin mallet out of your mother!
The mallet differs in hardness depending on the instrument and its range.
A mallet would beat the layer, until it is soft to hang loose from the bole.
February 23rd, 2010 at 11: 35 pm whos mallet is it anyway??? lol sounds awesome!
The mallet is traded in for an ax, and the topiary zoo on the front lawn is omitted.
* BUYERS TIP: With putters, if you like to balance back and forth on a straight line, then a mallet is the answer.
Back in the sport's infancy, say 2005, the mallet was a primitive device - wood, heavy, like its cousin in croquet.
In elephant polo, however, your mallet is an unwieldy nine-feet long, and it's easy to lose sight of the ball under the massive animals.