Pestle

Tamil Dictionary definitions for Pestle

Pestle : உலக்கை

Pestle definition

Noun.

  1. An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar.
  2. A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape.
  3. The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig; as, a pestle of pork.

Transitive verb. & i. To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a pestle; to use a pestle.