单词 | pestle |
释义 | pestle /pes"euhl, pes"tl/, n. , v. , pestled, pestling. n. 1. a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar. See illus. under mortar1. 2. any of various appliances for pounding, stamping, etc. v.t. 3. to pound or grind with or as if with a pestle. v.i. 4. to work with a pestle. [1300-50; ME pestel < MF < L pistillum, deriv. of pistus, ptp. of pinsere to pound, crush] |
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