pestle

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Synonyms: nestle, pettle, peste, pistle, postle

Antonyms: nestle, pettle, peste, pistle, postle

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Noun

1. A [[club]]-[[shape]]d, round-headed stick used in a [[mortar]] to [[pound]], [[crush]], [[rub]] or [[grind]] things.
2. {{lb|en|archaic}} A [[constable]]'s or [[bailiff]]'s [[staff]]; so called from its shape.
3. The [[leg]] and leg [[bone]] of an animal, especially of a [[pig]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To {{l|en|pound|id=to crush}}, [[crush#Verb|crush]], [[rub#Verb|rub]] or [[grind#Verb|grind]], as in a mortar with a pestle.

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