pestle

Definitions

1. 1.A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape. [Obs.] Chapman.
2. 2.The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig; as, a pestle of pork.
3. 3.To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a pestle; to use a pestle.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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