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mallet

mal.let \'mal-*t\ n [ME maillet, fr. MF, fr. OF, dim. of mail maul - more 
   at MAUL)M : a hammer with typically a barrel-shaped head of wood : as  : a 
   tool with a large head for driving another tool or for striking a sur face 
   without marring it : an implement for striking a ball (as in polo)