mallet

🇬🇧 UK/'mælit/🇺🇸 US
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Definitions

n.

A hammer with a large head made of wood or rubber, used for driving chisels or playing sports such as croquet or polo

木槌;橡皮锤;球棍

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
malletother
=mallet

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The carpenter used a wooden mallet to gently tap the chisel into the wood.

  • 2.

    In croquet, players use a mallet to strike the ball through a series of hoops.

  • 3.

    The blacksmith wielded a heavy mallet to forge the molten iron into shape.

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