pestle

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pes·tle [pestle pestles pestled pestling] BrE [ˈpesl] NAmE [ˈpesl] noun
a small heavy tool with a round end used for crushing things in a special bowl called a ↑mortar

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French pestel, from Latin pistillum, from pist- ‘pounded’, from the verb pinsere.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  muller, pounder, stamp