: a hammer with a typically barrel-shaped head: such as
a
: a tool with a large head for driving another tool or for striking a surface without marring it
b
: a long-handled wooden implement used for striking a ball (as in polo or croquet)
c
: a light hammer with a small rounded or spherical usually padded head used in playing certain musical instruments (such as a vibraphone)
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Pound using a meat mallet to about 1/2-inch thickness.
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Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
How to Prepare Turkey Cutlets If the turkey breast cutlets are thick, use a meat mallet to pound cutlets to 1/2-inch thickness.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
Croquet mallets proliferate, and though there is now a hedge maze in front of the hotel and framed photos from the film throughout the grounds, there is never any doubt as to whether this is The Overlook.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2024
He is shown tied up, holding a mallet, and, in one particularly memorable image, clasping his lips around a flower in his mouth.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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Tricia Manzanero Stuedeman, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2024
How to Prepare Turkey Cutlets If the turkey breast cutlets are thick, use a meat mallet to pound cutlets to 1/2-inch thickness.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Oct. 2024
Croquet mallets proliferate, and though there is now a hedge maze in front of the hotel and framed photos from the film throughout the grounds, there is never any doubt as to whether this is The Overlook.
—Mark Peikert, IndieWire, 21 Oct. 2024
He is shown tied up, holding a mallet, and, in one particularly memorable image, clasping his lips around a flower in his mouth.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024
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mallet
noun
mal·let
ˈmal-ət 
: a hammer usually with a barrel-shaped head: as
a
: one with a large head used for driving a tool (as a chisel) or for striking a surface without damaging it
b
: a club for striking a ball (as in croquet or polo)
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