mallet

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

mal·let [mallet mallets] BrE [ˈmælɪt] NAmE [ˈmælɪt] noun
1. a hammer with a large wooden head
2. a hammer with a long handle and a wooden head, used for hitting the ball in the games of ↑croquet and ↑polo

Word Origin:
late Middle English: from Old French maillet, from mail ‘hammer’, from Latin malleus.

Example Bank:
•Use a heavy mallet to drive in the pegs.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  beetle, hammer