PESTLING

Verb

pestling

present participle of pestle

Anagrams

• peltings, spelting

Source: Wiktionary

PESTLE

Pes"tle, n. Etym: [OE. pestel, OF. pestel, LL. pestellum, L. pistillum, pistillus, a pounder, pestle, fr. pisere, pinsere, to pound, crush, akin to Gr. pish. Cf. Pistil.]

1. An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar.

2. A constable's or bailiff's staff; -- so called from its shape. [Obs.] Chapman.

3. The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig; as, a pestle of pork.

Pes"tle, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Pestled; p. pr. & vb. n. Pestling.]

Definition: To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a pestle; to use a pestle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition