Mallet

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A small maul with a short handle, — used ·esp. for driving a tool, as a chisel or the like; also, a light beetle with a long handle, — used in playing croquet.

Related Words

mallet
A wooden hammer, of which there are several sorts. ♦ A caulking mallet is employed to drive the oa...

The Sailor's Word-Book
Mallet, originally Malloch, David
(1705-1765) Poet and miscellaneous writer, ed. at Crieff parish school and the Univ. of Edin., wher...

Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature by John W. Cousin
caulking-mallet
The wooden beetle or instrument with which the caulking-irons are driven. ...

The Sailor's Word-Book
serving-mallet
The mallet, grooved on the under side, with which spun-yarn, or other small stuff, is wrapped tightl...

The Sailor's Word-Book