Both Uses of
mallet
in
The Voyage of the Dawn Trader
- It sounded as if dozens of strong workmen were hitting the ground as hard as they could with great wooden mallets.†
Chpt 9 *
- I didn't hear any noise of feet — only voices and this frightful thudding and thumping — like a mallet.†
Chpt 9mallet = a piece of equipment for pounding or hitting
Definition:
a piece of equipment for pounding or hitting
such 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