Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PES-TLE
PES-TLE, n. [pes'tl; L. pistillum, and probably pinso, for piso, to pound or beat; Sw. piska, to strike. See Pest.]
An instrument for pounding and breaking substances in a mortar. – Locke. Pestle of pork, a gammon of bacon. – Ainsworth.
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