Definition of Pestle

Pestle

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.
4. To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a pestle; to use a pestle.