PESTLE


Meaning of PESTLE in English

/ ˈpesl; NAmE / noun

a small heavy tool with a round end used for crushing things in a special bowl called a mortar

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WORD ORIGIN

Middle English : from Old French pestel , from Latin pistillum , from pist- pounded, from the verb pinsere .

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