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1. (n.) pestle
a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
2. pestle
any of various appliances for pounding or stamping.
3. (v.t.) pestle
to pound or grind with or as if with a pestle.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME pestel < MF < L pistillum, der. of pistus, ptp. of pīnsere to pound, crush)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) stamp, pestle
machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
2. (noun) pestle, muller, pounder
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
3. (verb) pestle
a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar
4. (verb) pestle
grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar
"pestle the garlic"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) PESTLE
an implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar
2. (noun) PESTLE
a constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape
3. (noun) PESTLE
the leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig; as, a pestle of pork
4. PESTLE
to pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a pestle; to use a pestle
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Sense: a tool like a small club, used for pounding things to powder, especially in a mortar
He ground the nutmeg to a powder with a mortar and pestle.
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 Afrikaans: stamper |
 Arabic: مِدَقَّه، يد الهاوِن |
 Bulgarian: чукало |
 Brazilian: pilão |
 Czech: palička |
 German: der Stößel |
 Danish: støder |
 Greek: γουδοχέρι |
 Spanish: mano (de mortero), maja |
 Estonian: uhmrinui |
 Farsi: دسته هاون |
 Finnish: survin |
 French: pilon |
 Hebrew: עֵלִי |
 Hindi: मूसली |
 Croatian: tučak, batić |
 Hungarian: mozsártörő |
 Indonesian: penumbuk, alu |
 Icelandic: stautur |
 Italian: pestello |
 Japanese: 乳棒 |
 Korean: 절굿공이 |
 Lithuanian: grūstuvas, piesta |
 Latvian: piesta |
 Malay: anak lesung |
 Dutch: stamper |
 Norwegian: støter |
 Polish: tłuczek |
 Persian: دسته هاون |
 Pashto: داړنګ لاستى |
 Portuguese: pilão |
 Romanian: pisălog |
 Russian: пестик |
 Slovak: palička |
 Slovenian: bat (v možnarju) |
 Serbian: tučak za avan |
 Swedish: mortelstöt |
 Thai: สาก |
 Turkish: dibek tokmağı |
 Taiwanese: (搗研用的)杵，碾槌 |
 Ukrainian: товкач |
 Urdu: موگري، دستہ |
 Vietnamese: cái chày |
 Chinese: （捣碎或碾磨用的）槌，杵 |
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