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 …

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

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