pestle (p&ebreve_;st'l or p&ebreve_;s'l; 277), n. [OE. pestel, OF. pestel, LL. pestellum, L. pistillum, pistillus, a pounder, pestle, fr. pisere, pinsere, to pound, crush, akin to Gr. &unr_;, Skr. pish. Cf. Pistil.] 1. An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar; as, to grind with a mortar and pestle.
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2. A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape. [Obs.] Chapman.
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3. The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig; as, a pestle of pork.
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