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Pestle

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PESTLE, n. pes'l. L. pistillum, and probably pinso, for piso, to pound or beat. An instrument for pounding and breaking substances in a mortar.

Pestle of port, a gammon of bacon.

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Entry for 'Pestle'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​kjd/​p/pestle.html.
 
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