Mallet

['mælɪt]

解释:

(noun.) a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing.

(noun.) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc..

(noun.) a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball.

编辑:卢克--From WordNet

解释:

(n.) 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.

阿纳托尔校对

同义词及近义词：

n. Wooden hammer.

整理:玛丽斯

解释:

n. a small wooden hammer: the long-handled hammer for driving the balls in croquet.

编辑:洛拉