mallet
Noun
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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)is a type of: sports implement - an implement used in a sportsubtypes:- croquet mallet - a mallet used to strike the ball in croquet
- polo mallet, polo stick - a mallet used to strike the ball in polo
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A light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc. (synset 103721208)
is a type of: drumstick - a stick used for playing a drumis a part of: percussion instrument, percussive instrument - a musical instrument in which the sound is produced by one object striking anothersame as: hammer
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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)is a type of: hammer - a hand tool with a heavy rigid head and a handle; used to deliver an impulsive force by strikingsubtypes:- 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
same as: beetle
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