noun a constable's or bailiff's staff;
so called from its shape.
2. pestle ·noun an implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar.
3. pestle ·noun the leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig; as, a pestle of pork.
4. pestle ·vt & ·vi to pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a pestle; to use a pestle.