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mazo — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • cudgel noun A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
  • gavel noun A small ceremonial mallet used by a judge, chairperson, or auctioneer to call for order or to confirm a decision.
  • mallet noun A hammer with a large head, usually made of wood or rubber, used to strike a tool or object without damaging it.

Senses

mazo is used for these senses in English:

  • cudgel A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
  • gavel A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction.
  • mallet (music) A small hammer-like tool used for playing certain musical instruments.

cudgel — full definition

  1. noun A short heavy club with a rounded head used as a weapon.
  2. noun Anything that can be used as a threat to force one's will on another.

gavel — full definition

  1. noun A small ceremonial mallet used by a judge, chairperson, or auctioneer to call for order or to confirm a decision.
  2. verb To use a gavel, or to formally open or close a session by striking one.

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