| Pestle (pestle) |
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| n. | (p s"'l; 277) |
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| Pes"tle |
| [OE.
pestel, OF. pestel, LL. pestellum, L.
pistillum, pistillus, a pounder, pestle, fr.
pisere, pinsere, to pound, crush, akin to Gr. (?), Skr.
pish. Cf. Pistil.] |
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.
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| Pestle (pestle) |
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| v. t. *** i. | (?) |
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| Pes"tle |
| [imp. &
p. p. Pestled (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Pestling (?).] |
To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a
pestle, or as with a pestle] to use a pestle.
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