pestling

We have found lemma(root) word of pestling : pestle.

Definitions


[ˈpɛs(t)l], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a heavy tool with a rounded end, used for crushing and grinding substances such as spices or drugs, typically in a mortar


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Origin:
Middle English: from Old French pestel, from Latin pistillum, from pist- ‘pounded’, from the verb pinsere


[ˈpɛs(t)l], (Verb)

Definitions:
- crush or grind with a pestle
(e.g: she measured seeds into the mortar and pestled them to powder)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English: from Old French pestel, from Latin pistillum, from pist- ‘pounded’, from the verb pinsere




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