pestle

noun (plural pestles)

«pestle» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A heavy stick with a rounded end, used for crushing and grinding things in a mortar. tree →

In the lessons

in tales a witch rides in a mortar and uses a pestle to steer or to beat people

Examples

Grind the herbs with the pestle. tree →
The witch pushed her mortar along with the pestle. tree →

Note

nothing for maths; counting pestles is only counting objects.

In Jewish tradition

A tool for pounding grain or spices in a mortar.

Interpretation. Proverbs says even such pounding will not remove a fool's folly. The tradition reads this as a warning that only wisdom and character change a person.

Examples

Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar with a pestle among groats, yet will not his foolishness depart from him. (Writings PRO.27.22, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

nothing for maths; counting pestles is only counting objects.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «pestle» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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Trees and pragmatics of «pestle» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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