mallets
Timpani beaters, perhaps
Mallets are hammers with large heads, typically made of wood, rubber, or soft material.
A carpenter uses a wooden mallet to strike chisels without damaging them.
A croquet mallet drives balls through wickets.
Percussionists strike xylophones and timpani with mallets.
The soft head delivers force without marring surfaces or producing harsh sounds.
Pitched percussion with bars
- marimbaTuned bar percussion instrument
- vibraphoneMotorized resonator percussion
- timpaniTunable orchestral percussion
- glockenspielTuned metal bar percussion
chimes · drumsticks · orchestra · ensemble · rhythm · beat · struck · steelpan
Edged carving implement
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- cabinetmakingCraft of building furniture
- mortiseCarved slot for joining
tenon · dovetail · assembly · wooden · rawhide · rubber · nylon · brass
Cricket's wooden targets
tournament · game · grass · backyard · polo · leisure · strokes · boundary
Animal tissue for food
- poundWeight, strike, or kennel
- flattenMake level or smooth
- steakThick beef slice
- chickenDomestic fowl for eating
cutlet · escalope · schnitzel · kitchen · cubing · marinade · fibers · collagen
Judicial proceedings chamber
- judgeOne who decides
- judiciaryLaw-interpreting government branch
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
- verdictOfficial court decision
auction · auctioneer · authority · proceedings · deliberation · trial · bench · session
xylophone
Pitched percussion with bars
- marimbaTuned bar percussion instrument
- vibraphoneMotorized resonator percussion
- timpaniTunable orchestral percussion
glockenspiel · chimes · drumsticks · orchestra · ensemble · rhythm · beat · struck · steelpan · gamelan
chisel
Edged carving implement
- carvingShaping by cutting away
- joineryFitting wood pieces together
- cabinetmakingCraft of building furniture
mortise · tenon · dovetail · assembly · wooden · rawhide · rubber · nylon · brass · copper
wickets
Cricket's wooden targets
striker · tournament · game · grass · backyard · polo · leisure · strokes · boundary · competition
meat
Animal tissue for food
chicken · cutlet · escalope · schnitzel · kitchen · cubing · marinade · fibers · collagen · texture
courtroom
Judicial proceedings chamber
- judgeOne who decides
- judiciaryLaw-interpreting government branch
- orderMethodical arrangement or request
verdict · auction · auctioneer · authority · proceedings · deliberation · trial · bench · session · silence
- drum kitsnare drum, bass drum, kick drum, hi-hat, ride cymbal
- drummingsnare drum, drum roll, drumroll, beat, drumsticks
- stonemason toolschisels, hammers, trowels, wedges, levels
- Xylophoneswooden bars, low register
- steelpansteel drum, steel drums, steelpan, steelpans, steelband
- orchestraorchestra, symphony orchestra, philharmonic, strings, string orchestra
malletsscalpels
Thin-bladed medical knives
precision instruments · tweezers · needles · lancets · surgical instruments
- rubber malletBouncy-headed striking tool
- croquet malletLawn game striking implement
- wooden malletBlunt timber striker
- meat malletTool for pounding flesh
- crab malletTool for shellfish shells
- polo malletClub for mounted sport