Rare but attested transitive verb meaning ‘to strike or shape with a mallet’.
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To strike, shape, or drive (something) with a mallet. The sculptor malleted the chisel to remove small chips of stone.
Attributive use before nouns (e.g., ‘mallet finger’, ‘mallet putter’).
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Relating to, resembling, or used as a mallet; used attributively before another noun. The athlete suffered a mallet finger during the game.