The Only Use of
mallet
in
Fahrenheit 451
- Leave that stuff in the blood and the blood hits the brain like a mallet, bang, a couple thousand times and the brain just gives up, just quits.†
p. 12..9
Definition:
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(mallet) a piece of equipment for pounding or hittingsuch as:
- a tool resembling a hammer but with a large cylindrical head that is usually made of rubber or wood
- a long stick with a thick cylindrical head used to hit a ball in polo or croquet
- a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike percussion instruments