pestle

[ pes-uhl, pes-tl ]
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noun
  1. a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.

  2. any of various appliances for pounding, stamping, etc.

verb (used with object),pes·tled, pes·tling.
  1. to pound or grind with or as if with a pestle.

verb (used without object),pes·tled, pes·tling.
  1. to work with a pestle.

Origin of pestle

1
1300–50; Middle English pestel<Middle French <Latin pistillum, derivative of pistus, past participle of pīnsere to pound, crush

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British Dictionary definitions for pestle

pestle

/ (ˈpɛsəl) /


noun
  1. a club-shaped instrument for mixing or grinding substances in a mortar

  2. a tool for pounding or stamping

verb
  1. to pound (a substance or object) with or as if with a pestle

Origin of pestle

1
C14: from Old French pestel, from Latin pistillum; related to pinsāre to crush

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