Mallet
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A mallet is a tool used for imparting force on another object, often made of rubber or sometimes wood, that is smaller than a maul or beetle, and usually has a relatively large head.
Rubber mallets
A wooden mallet
Rawhide mallet
Stonemason's mallets of plastic, wood and steel
Gavel
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A gavel is a small ceremonial mallet/hammer commonly made of hardwood, typically fashioned with a handle. It can be used to call for attention or to punctuate rulings and proclamations and is a symbol
Mallet
…as polo and croquet. The polo mallet is used to drive a ball into a goal, whereas croquet mallet is used to drive a ball through a series of hoops. Gavel Hammer…
Wooden gavel
United States Senate gavels