An instrument for pounding; a pestle, a beater.
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| 释义 | society > occupation and work > equipment > equipment for altering consistency > [noun] > crushing or grinding > pestle (7) pounderOE An instrument for pounding; a pestle, a beater. pestlec1350 A club-shaped instrument with a round end, used to crush or pound substances (such as herbs, spices, and drugs) in a mortar. Frequently in pestle… stamping-iron1552 (= pestle). Cf. Old English stęmpingísern ‘celon’ (Wright-Wülcker 203). polt1612 A pestle. Cf. polt-foot, n. Obsolete. rare. monk1763 A kind of pestle. Obsolete. pound1905 English regional (northern and midlands). A pounder, a pestle. rare. Subcategories:— mechanical (1) |
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