Definitions
grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar
Word origin
From Middle English pestel, pestell, from Old French pestel, from Latin pistillum, from pīnsō (“pound, beat”). Doublet of pistil and pistillum.
Used in a sentence
“[…]whether the chopping-knife or their pestles were the better weapons”
“a pestle of pork”
“‘Next time, boy, that you use that mortar for garlic, I will personally knock out your brain, place it in the said mortar, pestle it to a fine paste and give it to Dick Purser for feeding the dogs.’”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Mortar partner”6 letters
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