1. pestle - Noun
2. pestle - Verb
An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar.
A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape.
The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig; as, a pestle of pork.
To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a pestle; to use a pestle.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA molcajete is a stone mortar and pestle from Mexico. They're great for grinding spices and making salsa and guacamole because they give everything a nice coarse and rustic feel. I've never collected anything, but I think I might start collecting these because each one is decorated differently. Bobby Flay
To commit harakiri with a pestle. Japanese Proverb
The skill of using a mortar and pestle never leaves one. Japanese Proverb
The wind that carried the mortar will not fail to carry the pestle. African Proverb
No pestle can be bigger than its mortar. African Proverb
A pestle upon a peg, and a mortar upon a clothes line. Kashmir Proverb