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mallet 1. a tool resembling a hammer but having a large head of wood, copper, lead, leather, etc., used for driving chisels, beating sheet metal, etc. 2. a long stick with a head like a hammer used to strike the ball in croquet or polo 3. Chiefly US a very large powerful steam locomotive with a conventional boiler but with two separate articulated engine units mallet [′mal·ət] (design engineering) An implement with a barrel-shaped head made of wood, rubber, or other soft material; used for driving another tool, such as a chisel, or for striking a surface without causing damage. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Padding a metal hammer in that manner will protect the surface of things you are knocking together or apart even better than a rubber hammer, according to the Family Handyman magazine. Ticklish laughter, Harris concludes, rather than being social interaction, appears to be a reflex, much the same as the one a doctor elicits from a patient's knee with a little rubber hammer. |
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