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pestle \pes"tle\ (p[e^]s"t'l or p[e^]s"'l; 277), 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.
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2. A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its
shape. [Obs.] --Chapman.
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3. The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig;
as, a pestle of pork.
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pestle \pes"tle\, 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.
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