pestle
英 ['pes(ə)l]
美['pɛstl]
- vt. 用杵捣；用槌磨
- vi. 用杵捣碎；用槌磨碎
- n. 杵；碾槌
英英释意
- 1. machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores
- 2. a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone
- 3. a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar