pestle
pestle (pes"t'l or pes"'l; 277) , noun
[Old English pestel, Old French pestel, Late Latin pestellum, Latin pistillum, pistillus, a pounder, pestle, from pisere, pinsere, to pound, crush, akin to Greek pti`ssein, Sanskrit pish. Compare Pistil.]
1.
An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar; as, to grind with a mortar and pestle.
2.
A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape. [Obsolete] — Chapman
3.
The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig; as, a pestle of pork.
pestle , verb, transitive and intransitive
To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a pestle; to use a pestle.