mallet

Etymology
From, , from , , diminutive of , , from.

Noun

 * 1) 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.
 * 2)  A weapon resembling the tool, but typically much larger.
 * 3)  A small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments.
 * 4)  A light beetle with a long handle used in playing croquet.
 * 5)  The stick used to strike the ball in the sport of polo.
 * 1)  A small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments.
 * 2)  A light beetle with a long handle used in playing croquet.
 * 3)  The stick used to strike the ball in the sport of polo.

Translations

 * Armenian:
 * Aromanian: maljiu, malj, malju
 * Bashkir: сүкеш, балға
 * Bulgarian: дървен чук
 * Catalan:
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Czech:
 * Esperanto: maleo
 * Finnish:
 * French:
 * Galician: maza, mazo, pisón
 * German: Holzhammer, Klopfholz;
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: σφῦρα
 * Italian: ,
 * Japanese: 木槌
 * Latin:, tudes
 * Luxembourgish: Schlo
 * Malay:, tukul kayu
 * Maltese: mazzola
 * Maori: kuru
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: klubbe
 * Nynorsk: klubbe
 * Persian:
 * Polish:, drewniany młotek, podbijak, obijak
 * Portuguese:
 * Romanian:
 * Russian:, , деревя́нный молото́к
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish: ,
 * Tagalog: balatak
 * Tarifit: azduz


 * Finnish:
 * Swedish: stridsklubba


 * Finnish: ,
 * French:


 * Finnish:
 * Hungarian:
 * Italian: mazza da croquet
 * Norwegian: kølle
 * Russian:
 * Swedish:


 * Finnish:
 * Ottoman Turkish: چوگان

Verb

 * 1)  To beat or strike with, or as if with, a mallet.