n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: pes · tled ; pes · tling \ ' pe-s( ə -)li ŋ , ' pes-t ə l-i ŋ \
Date: 15th century
transitive verb archaic : to beat, pound, or pulverize with or as if with a pestle
intransitive verb : to work with a pestle : use a pestle