Both Uses of
mallet
in
Inheritance, by Christopher Paolini
- From within his robes, he produced a file, a chisel, and a wooden mallet.†
Chpt 29 *mallet = a piece of equipment for pounding or hitting
- He felt as if every part of himself had been beaten soundly with a wooden mallet and then a pair of clumsy men had used him as a target for knife throwing.†
Chpt 67
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