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   pestle

   /ˈpɛs(t)l/

   noun

   • 1. a heavy tool with a rounded end, used for crushing and grinding substances such as spices or drugs, typically in a mortar.
   • ▪ a mechanical device for grinding, pounding, or stamping something.

   verb

   • 1. crush or grind with a pestle: "she measured seeds into the mortar and pestled them to powder"

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

   Scrabble Points: 8

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