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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
A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
- 2
A constable's or bailiff's staff; so called from its shape.
- 3
The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig.
"a pestle of pork"
verb
- 1
To pound, crush, rub or grind, as in a mortar with a pestle.
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