(n) a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone, Syn.pounder, muller
n. [ OE. pestel, OF. pestel, LL. pestellum, L. pistillum, pistillus, a pounder, pestle, fr. pisere, pinsere, to pound, crush, akin to Gr. pti`ssein, Skr. pish. Cf. Pistil. ] 1. An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar; as, to grind with a mortar and pestle. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape. [ Obs. ] Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig; as, a pestle of pork. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. & i. [ 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
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