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pestle

('p/E/s/@/l )

machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
stamp

source: wordnet30
a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone(noun.artifact)

Synonym:
muller, pounder

source: wordnet30
a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar(noun.artifact)

source: wordnet30
An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar.(noun)

source: webster1913

grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar(verb.change)

Example:
Pestle the garlic.

source: wordnet30
To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a pestle; to use a pestle.(verb)

source: webster1913

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