Associations to the word «Pestle»

PESTLE, noun. A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.

PESTLE, noun. (archaic) A constable's or bailiff's staff; so called from its shape.

PESTLE, noun. The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig.

PESTLE, verb. To pound, crush, rub or grind (things), as in a mortar with a pestle.

PESTLE, noun. Machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores.

PESTLE, noun. A heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone.

PESTLE, noun. A club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar.

PESTLE, verb. Grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar; "pestle the garlic".