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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Mallet

/măl'-ĭt/ · Mal·let · IPA /ˈmælɪt/
01 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, -- use…
  1. 1.
    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.