noun A 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.
noun A weapon resembling the tool, but typically much larger.
noun A small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments.
noun A light beetle with a long handle used in playing croquet.
noun The stick used to strike the ball in the sport of polo.
verb To beat or strike with, or as if with, a mallet.