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pestling
We have found lemma(root) word of pestling : pestle.
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[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
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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)
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Origin
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Middle English: from Old French pestel, from Latin pistillum, from pist- ‘pounded’, from the verb pinsere
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