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mallet
rubber mallet
mal·let
(măl′ĭt)n.
1.
a. A short-handled hammer, usually with a cylindrical head of wood, used chiefly to drive a chisel or wedge.
b. A similar tool with a rubber, leather, or plastic head, used to strike a surface without damaging it.
2. Sports A long-handled implement used to strike a ball, as in croquet and polo.
3. Music A light hammer with a rounded head for striking a percussion instrument.
[Middle English mailet, mallet, from Old French maillet, diminutive of mail, maul; see maul.]
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mallet
(ˈmælɪt)n
1. (Tools) a tool resembling a hammer but having a large head of wood, copper, lead, leather, etc, used for driving chisels, beating sheet metal, etc
2. (Croquet) a long stick with a head like a hammer used to strike the ball in croquet or polo
3. (Polo) a long stick with a head like a hammer used to strike the ball in croquet or polo
4. (Railways) chiefly US a very large powerful steam locomotive with a conventional boiler but with two separate articulated engine units
[C15: from Old French maillet wooden hammer, diminutive of mail maul (n)]
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mal•let
(ˈmæl ɪt)n.
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.
2. a light hammer used in playing a vibraphone, xylophone, etc.
3. the implement used to strike a ball in croquet or polo.
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Noun 1. [画像:mallet - a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer]mallet - a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball
croquet mallet - a mallet used to strike the ball in croquet
polo mallet, polo stick - a mallet used to strike the ball in polo
sports implement - an implement used in a sport
2. [画像:mallet - a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.]mallet - a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
drumstick - a stick used for playing a drum
percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
3. [画像:mallet - a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden)]mallet - a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing
carpenter's mallet - a short-handled mallet with a wooden head used to strike a chisel or wedge
gavel - a small mallet used by a presiding officer or a judge
hammer - a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
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Translations
مِضْرَب خَشَبيمِطْرَقَه
palicepaličkapálka
træhammertrækølle
mailanuija
fakalapácsütő
hamarkrokket-/pólókylfa
medinis plaktukas
āmuriņškoka āmursnūja
drevené kladivko
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
mallet
[ˈmælɪt] n → maillet mmall rat n (US) jeune désœuvré(e) qui passe son temps à errer dans les centres commerciauxCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
mallet
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
mallet
(ˈmӕlit) noun1. a type of small wooden hammer. We hammered the tent pegs into the ground with a mallet. hamer مِطْرَقَه чукче marreta palička der Holzhammer træhammer ξύλινο σφυρί mazo puuhaamer چوب چکش مانند puuvasara maillet פַּטִיש עֵץ मुंगरा malj, batić (fa)kalapács palu kayu (tré)hamar mazza 木づち 나무 망치 medinis plaktukas koka āmurs tukul hamer hammer, klubbe drewniany młotek د سوټك غوندى لرګى marreta mai, ciocan de lemn деревянный молоток drevené kladivko leseno kladivo drveni malj klubba เครื่องมือที่มีลักษณะเหมือนค้็อน (เช่น ใช้สําหรับตอกสิ่ว) tokmak 木槌 дерев'яний молоток ہتھوڑا cái vồ 木槌,槌棒
2. a long-handled wooden hammer for playing croquet or polo. hamer مِضْرَب خَشَبي чук taco pálka der Schläger trækølle μπαστούνι mazo (kroketi)kurikas چوگان maila maillet מָקֶבֶת मुदगर palica ütő pemukul polo krokket-/pólókylfa maglio 打球づち (폴로 등의) 타구봉 medinis plaktukas āmuriņš; nūja kayu pemukul hamer kølle kij كوږ شوى لرګى taco ciocan деревянныи молоток; клюшка pálka kij bat klubba ไม้สําหรับตีลูกในกีฬาโปโลหรือกีฬาตีคลี sopa 木製球棍 ключка پولو کھیلنے کا ہلم cái gậy (trong thể thao) 球棍
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