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pestle

n. கலுவக் குழவி, உலக்கை, (வினை.) கலுவத்தில் அரை.


Pes"tle, n. Etym: [OE. pestel, OF. pestel, LL. pestellum, L. pistillum, pistillus, a pounder, pestle, fr. pisere, pinsere, to pound, crush, akin to Gr. pish. Cf. Pistil.] 1. An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar. 2. A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape. [Obs.] Chapman. 3. The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig; as, a pestle of pork. Pes"tle, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Pestled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pestling.] Defn: To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a pestle; to use a pestle.


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