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Date: 1300-1400
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin pistillum; PISTIL

pestle

 noun
     
pestle
Related topics: Utensils, Chemistry
pes‧tle [countable]
DFUHC a short stick with a heavy round end, used for crushing things in a mortar (=a special bowl)
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