mallets

'mallets'

[mallet.n.01] as in: a sports implement with a long handle and a head like a hammer; used in sports (polo or croquet) to hit a ball

'mallets'

[mallet.n.02] as in: a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.

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'mallets'

[mallet.n.03] as in: a tool resembling a hammer but with a large head (usually wooden); used to drive wedges or ram down paving stones or for crushing or beating or flattening or smoothing