n :  a stone or piece of wood, metal, or glass having a usu. flat base and often a handle and held in the hand to pound, grind, or mix a material (as a drug) or to polish a surface  :  PESTLE .
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  ma·lar  ma·lar·ia  mil·i·ar·ia  mil·i·ary 
 
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