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- pestle 1 (with mortar)
1
: a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration
2
: any of various devices for pounding, stamping, or pressing
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Tor Haugan, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Mortars and pestles crushed herbs and bouillon into aromatic pastes.
—Melissa Alcena, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2024
Add the squash and parm and continue to press down and mix the ingredients with the pestle.
—Sami Sparber, Axios, 7 Sep. 2024
Using a pestle and mortar, crush to a powder, then tip into a large bowl along with all the remaining ingredients apart from the chicken and vinegar.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 8 Sep. 2024
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Meanwhile, cut up cannabis flowers using scissors in a paper cup (can use herb grinder or pestle and mortar).
—Tor Haugan, The Mercury News, 28 Oct. 2024
Mortars and pestles crushed herbs and bouillon into aromatic pastes.
—Melissa Alcena, New York Times, 26 Sep. 2024
Add the squash and parm and continue to press down and mix the ingredients with the pestle.
—Sami Sparber, Axios, 7 Sep. 2024
Using a pestle and mortar, crush to a powder, then tip into a large bowl along with all the remaining ingredients apart from the chicken and vinegar.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 8 Sep. 2024
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“Pestle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pestle. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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