mallet (redirected from hard mallet)

mallet,

n a hammering instrument.

mallet, hard,

n a small hammer with a leather-, rubber-, fiber-, or metal-faced head; used to supply force or to supplement hand force for the compaction of foil or amalgam and to seat cast restorations.

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mallet

a heavy-headed surgical instrument used for driving a bone chisel.

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Kirk mallet

a mallet with a solid bronze head.