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1.NounA 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."Carpenters use mallets for assembling.; We used a mallet to drive the tent pegs into the ground."
2.NounA weapon resembling the tool, but typically much larger.
3.NounA small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments.
4.NounA light beetle with a long handle used in playing croquet.
5.NounThe stick used to strike the ball in the sport of polo.
6.VerbTo beat or strike with, or as if with, a mallet.