/ 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 .
/ 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 .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005