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croquet mallet

croquet mallet

1 6.3
A long wooden stick with a flat end used to hit the ball in croquet
  • noun
  • /kroʊˈkeɪ ˈmælɪt/
translation icon : mazo de croquet
  • Each player was given a croquet mallet to take their turn in the game.

Examples

  • Anything from a stuffed gazelle to a rare croquet mallet presented by the last Nawab of Pataudi, could end up in here.

    Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004)

  • It seemed that he'd whacked Zack in the stomach with a croquet mallet for no reason.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • And I am sick and tired of having my evenings end with the abrupt sensation of being struck on the head with a croquet mallet.

    Mank (2020)

  • OK, wait, I don't, I don't have a Golf Club, but I have AI have a croquet mallet right here.

  • HE TOOK A CROQUET MALLET TO THEM AND SMASHED THEM ALL.

    Crocodile (2000)

  • During the summer picnic, we played croquet using a bright blue croquet mallet.

  • He swung the croquet mallet expertly, sending the ball soaring across the lawn.

Synonyms

mallet
vscroquet mallet
3 4.2

A long-handled stick with a heavy head for hitting balls

is specific to one lawn game and has a flat end for striking balls

How Long

mallet
3 4.2
croquet mallet
1 6.3
mallet
10 4.2

Surface Forms

croquet mallet singular
croquet mallets plural

Morphology

croquet + mallet

The meaning is directly compositional: a 'mallet' (long-handled heavy-headed implement) used in the game 'croquet'. This noun–noun compound follows a common, transparent naming pattern found across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words can reliably infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Croquet mallet names the tool used in the lawn game croquet. It is a long-handled mallet with a flat end used to 'hit' the ball, so the name simply describes the object's use.