Definition/Meaning of mallet

• English - Noun: 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 of maul . A weapon resembling the tool , but typically much larger . 1786 , Francis Grose , A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons , page 51: The Mallet of arms , according to the representation of it…
• English - Verb: mallet ( third-person singular simple present mallets , present participle malleting , simple past and past participle malleted ) To strike with a mallet .
• English - Etymology: From Old French mallet , maillet ( “ a wooden hammer , mallet ” ), diminutive of mal , mail ( “ a hammer ” ), from Latin malleus ( “ a hammer , mall , mallet ” ).
• English - Pronunciation: IPA (key) : /ˈmælɪt/ Rhymes: -ælɪt
• English - Related terms: malleable malleate