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mortar_and_pestle

mortar and pestle

English

A mortar and pestle.

Noun

mortar and pestle (plural mortars and pestles)

  1. A device made up of a bowl (the mortar) and a heavy, blunt object (the pestle), the end of which is used for crushing and grinding ingredients or substances into a fine paste or powder.

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