·noun A constable's or bailiff's staff;
— so called from its shape.
II. Pestle ·noun An implement for pounding and breaking or braying substances in a mortar.
III. Pestle ·noun The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig; as, a pestle of pork.
IV. Pestle ·vt & ·vi To pound, pulverize, bray, or mix with a pestle, or as with a pestle; to use a pestle.