单词	pestle
释义	pes·tle I. \ˈpesəl also -stəl\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English pestel, from Middle French, from Latin pistillum; akin to Middle Low German vīsel pestle, Latin pilum pestle, javelin, pinsere to pound, crush, Greek ptissein to crush, Sanskrit pinaṣṭi he pounds, crushes 1.  a. : a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances especially in a mortar  b. : any of various devices for pounding, stamping, or pressing 2. dialect chiefly England : the leg or a part of the leg of an animal used for food [pestle 1 (with mortar)] II. verb (pestled ; pestled ; pestling \-s(ə)liŋ also -st(ə)l-\ ; pestles) Etymology: Middle English pestelen, from Middle French pesteler, from Old French, from pestel, n. transitive verb : to beat, pound, or pulverize with or as if with a pestle intransitive verb : to work with a pestle : use a pestle
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