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Pestle

/ˈpɛsəl/

A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.

📖 Definitions of "Pestle"

noun
  1. 1

    A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.

  2. 2

    A constable's or bailiff's staff; so called from its shape.

  3. 3

    The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig.

    "a pestle of pork"

verb
  1. 1

    To pound, crush, rub or grind, as in a mortar with a pestle.

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