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Meaning of 'pestle' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Pestle [ n.]
- An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar.
- A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape.
- The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig; as, a pestle of pork.
2 . Pestle [ v. t. & i.]
- To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a pestle; to use a pestle.

Meaning of 'pestle' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . pestle [ v]
Meaning (1):
- grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar
Example in sentence:
  • pestle the garlic

Nearby Words:

pes pesade pesage pesane pesanted peschito pese peseta peshito peshitto

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