mallet

[US]/'mælɪt/
[UK]/'mælɪt/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. wooden hammer; club; stick, bat

Phrases & Collocations

wooden mallet

rubber mallet

carpenter's mallet

Example Sentences

the murderer knew that the mallet would be ready to hand .

"There was a view that hybridisation was bad, and 'pure' species were good," says James Mallet of University College London.

The carpenter used a mallet to drive the nail into the wood.

She carefully wielded the mallet to crack open the coconut.

The blacksmith forged the metal using a heavy mallet.

The chef used a mallet to tenderize the meat before cooking.

The sculptor sculpted the clay with a mallet and chisel.

The judge struck the gavel with a mallet to bring order to the court.

The musician played a beautiful melody on the xylophone with a mallet.

The artist used a mallet to shape the metal sculpture.

The construction worker used a mallet to secure the beams in place.

The gardener used a mallet to set up the stakes for the plants.

Real-world Examples

Oh, well, look who finally put down his mallet.

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

Think I can swing this here mallet with one finger?

Source: Modern Family - Season 05

The balls were hedgehogs and the croquet mallets were flamingos.

Source: Drama: Alice in Wonderland

We ball the meat up into a little ball and we're going to use a wooden mallet.

Source: CNN 10 Student English April 2023 Compilation

But the caulking mallet is full of it.

Source: Moby-Dick

The balls were hedgehogs, and the mallets were flamingoes.

Source: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (Simplified Version)

And if you don't have a meat mallet, you can use the back of a heavy sauce pan.

Source: Chef Natasha

Rune's massive fist slugged him like a mallet.

Source: A man named Ove decides to die.

Stones at Guedelon are excavated by hand, using mallets, chisels and persistent hammering.

Source: VOA Standard English_Europe

George mentioned you're not big on ortho. Grey, take the osteotome and the mallet.

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

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