- (v.t.&i.) To pound, pulverize, bray or mix with a pestle or as with a pestle; to use a pestle.
- (n.) A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape.
- (n.) The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig; as, a pestle of pork.
- (n.) An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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