mallet

Noun
  1. A sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer;
    Used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball (synset 103721431)
    hypernym: sports implement - an implement used in a sport
    hyponym:
  2. A light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. (synset 103721208)
    hypernym: drumstick - a stick used for playing a drum
    part meronym: percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking another
    synonym: hammer
  3. 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 (synset 103720925)
    hypernym: hammer - a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by striking
    hyponym:
    • 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
    synonym: beetle

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