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| mallet | |
| 1. mazo | |
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| mallet | |
| 1. s. 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. |  |
| Carpenters use mallets for assembling. | |
| We used a mallet to drive the tent pegs into the ground. | |
| 2. s. A weapon resembling the tool, but typically much larger. | |
| 3. s. A small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments. | |
| 4. s. A light beetle with a long handle used in playing croquet. | |
| 5. s. The stick used to strike the ball in the sport of polo. | |
| 6. v. To strike with a mallet. | |
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| mazo | |
| 1. n-m. hammer (tool with a heavy head and a handle used for pounding) | |
| 2. n-m. mallet (type of hammer with a larger-than-usual head) | |
| 3. n-m. gavel (wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, committee chairman, or auctioneer) | |
| 4. n-m. pestle (club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar) | |
| 5. n-m. (card games) deck (pack or set of playing cards) | |
| 6. n-m. handful, bunch (group or number of things) | |
| 7. adv. (Madrid, Spain) heaps, a lot; (UK) loads, tons | |
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