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(pes′əl, -təl)

noun

a tool, usually club-shaped, used to pound or grind substances in a mortar
any of several tools for pounding, grinding, or stamping

Origin: ME pestel < OFr < L pistillum < pinsere, to pound < IE base *pis-, to pound, crush > Gr ptissein, to stamp

transitive verb, intransitive verb pestled, pestling

to pound, grind, crush, etc. with or as with a pestle

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noun

A club-shaped, hand-held tool for grinding or mashing substances in a mortar.
A large bar moved vertically to stamp or pound, as in a press or mill.

verb pes·tled, pes·tling, pes·tles

verb, transitive

To pound, grind, or mash with or as if with a pestle.

verb, intransitive

To use a pestle.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English pestel

Origin: , from Old French

Origin: , from Latin pistillum

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