The small mallet used by the judge is called a gavel.
A judge bangs his gavel on a wooden sound block.
it is a small mallet used by a judge/president of a meeting used to call attention
The judge banged the gavel, calling the courtroom to order.
To bang a gavel
A gavel is a mallet, as used by a judge or an auctioneer.
A gavel is a mallet, as used by a judge or an auctioneer.
The mallet is a gavel and he hits it against a block of wood called a sound block.
The auctioneer uses a small hammer called a gavel,
It's a Gavel. (rhymes with gravel)
a gavel
A gavel.
The wooden pad under a gavel is called the "Sound Block" or the "Base" of the gavel.
A gavel is a small, generally wooden, hammer. It is used by the person who is in control of a meeting or group of people. A judge, an auctioneer, a meeting chairperson, are the type of people who would use a gavel. The use of the gavel generally signifies that the subject is now closed, or to stop a discussion in mid-stride.