Definition of "croquet mallet" [croquet mallet]

• The wooden mallet used in croquet to strike the ball (noun)

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• "I should have kept my mouth shut, but I didn’t like how Mark Kapinos and Tookie Borowiec made fun of Betty that one day, repeating the poem about the thorny red rose back to her in a perfect accent—but in her same teeny little pitch—until Sister Lugoria sneaked up on them with the croquet mallet she always kept under her desk."