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pestles

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/ˈpɛsəlz/ English

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noun

  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.“a pestle of pork”

verb

  1. To pound, crush, rub or grind, as in a mortar with a pestle.

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