pestle
a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
any of various appliances for pounding, stamping, etc.
to pound or grind with or as if with a pestle.
to work with a pestle.
Origin of pestle
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How to use pestle in a sentence
You can use a mortar and pestle or give the seeds a quick blitz with a grinder.
When the mustard shortage hits, make your own | Sandra Gutierrez G. | July 30, 2022 | Popular-ScienceIt was an attractive form of waste, so the team gathered droppings from a nearby farm, ground them into powder with a mortar and pestle and cooked them up—dry, wet, varied temperature, and so on.
Turkey and chicken poop have untapped energy potential | Lina Zeldovich | November 25, 2021 | Popular-ScienceShe broke open two heads of garlic, smashed the cloves in a mortar and pestle then dumped in spoonfuls of salt mixed with dried oregano and a Puerto Rican spice mix called adobo.
Puerto Rican pernil is a standout Thanksgiving roast. Just guard that crispy skin. | Monti Carlo | November 18, 2021 | Washington PostWhile waiting for the water to boil, in a mortar with a pestle, pound the cloves, cardamom and cinnamon until roughly ground.
Shaah, a sweet and spiced Somali chai, is just the thing for your afternoon tea break | Ifrah F. Ahmed | October 29, 2021 | Washington PostBlend them together in a spice grinder or with a mortar and pestle, working in batches, if needed.
This veggie jollof recipe with Ghanaian roots is a great way to appreciate the West African staple | Becky Krystal | September 2, 2021 | Washington Post
All are thrown into a wooden bowl and beaten with a pestle into a colorful plate of food.
So if you have high-quality saffron, you should feel free to grind it yourself with a mortar and pestle.
Put the spices into a pestle and mortar and pound them up with a pinch of salt.
Jack having overpowered her seized her by the hair and beat Baba Yaga with her own pestle.
The Story of Yvashka with the Bear's Ear | AnonymousF'r all ye know, it may be a short note to th' dhruggist askin' him to hit ye on th' head with a pestle.
Mr. Dooley Says | Finley DunneI leaped at him and struck him a glancing blow with the heavy wooden pestle.
The Fire People | Ray Cummings"I do not need advice from you," he growled, his wrinkled fingers grinding the rock pestle savagely against the bowl's contents.
Warrior of the Dawn | Howard Carleton BrowneShe had got into the habit of relieving herself by an audible gasp each time she drove the pestle down.
The Middy and the Moors | R.M. Ballantyne
British Dictionary definitions for pestle
/ (ˈpɛsəl) /
a club-shaped instrument for mixing or grinding substances in a mortar
a tool for pounding or stamping
to pound (a substance or object) with or as if with a pestle
Origin of pestle
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