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pestles

/ˈpɛsəlz/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
  2. 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.
  4. To pound, crush, rub or grind, as in a mortar with a pestle.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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