Category:Pestle

Pes"tle, n. Etym: [oe. pestel, of. pestel, ll. pestellum, l. Pistillum, pistillus, a pounder, pestle, fr. pisere, pinsere, to Pound, crush, akin to gr. pish. Cf. Pistil.]

1. An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a Mortar.

2. A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape. [obs.] Chapman.

3. The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig; as, a Pestle of pork.

Pestle Pes"tle, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Pestled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pestling.]

Defn: to pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a Pestle; to use a pestle.