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pes⋅tle

  [pes-uhl, pes-tl] noun, verb, -tled, -tling.
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–noun
1. a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar.
2. any of various appliances for pounding, stamping, etc.
–verb (used with object)
3. to pound or grind with or as if with a pestle.
–verb (used without object)
4. to work with a pestle.
Origin:
1300–50; ME pestel < MF < L pistillum, deriv. of pistus, ptp. of pīnsere to pound, crush
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pes·tle   (pěs'əl, pěs'təl)   


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n.  
  1. A club-shaped, hand-held tool for grinding or mashing substances in a mortar.
  2. A large bar moved vertically to stamp or pound, as in a press or mill.
v.   pes·tled, pes·tling, pes·tles

v.   tr.
To pound, grind, or mash with or as if with a pestle.
v.   intr.
To use a pestle.

[Middle English pestel, from Old French, from Latin pistillum.]
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