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Pestle vs Pestre - What's the difference?

pestle | pestre |

As verbs the difference between pestle and pestre

is that pestle is to pound, crush, rub or grind (things), as in a mortar with a pestle while pestre is obsolete form of lang=en.

As a noun pestle

is a club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.

pestle

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
  • (archaic) A constable's or bailiff's staff; so called from its shape.
    • (Chapman)
  • The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig.
    • a pestle of pork

    Coordinate terms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (pestl)
  • To pound, crush, rub or grind (things), as in a mortar with a pestle.

    • Related terms

    * (l) * (l)

    References

    pestre

    English

    Verb

    (pestr)
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