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pestle

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Source Word

pestle

IPA(Pronunciation)

/ˈpɛsəl/

Noun

archaic

Japanese Meaning

臼などで物を潰すために用いる杵、すなわち乳鉢での使用に適した丸い先端を持つ棒。 / （古語）警察官や執行官が持つ杖。形状に由来してそのように呼ばれる。

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She gripped the pestle and began to grind the spices into a fine powder.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

彼女はすりこぎをしっかり握り、香辛料を細かい粉になるまでつぶし始めた。

Sense（1）

A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.

She then sat down by the fire, and carefully separated the stone from the pulp, which she burnt; and her next task was to extract the kernel, which she did by means of a heavy pestle and the hearth. The kernels were next crushed together, and placed to simmer over the furnace.

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Sense（2）

(archaic) A constable's or bailiff's staff; so called from its shape.

[…] whether the chopping-knife or their pestles were the better weapons

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Sense（3）

The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig.

a pestle of pork

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pestles

（ plural ）

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