Hand Tool For Grinding Spices In A Mortar Crossword Clue

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Updated: October 15, 2023

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	noun • machine consisting of a heavy bar that moves vertically for pounding or crushing ores • a heavy tool of stone or iron (usually with a flat base and a handle) that is used to grind and mix material (as grain or drugs or pigments) against a slab of stone • a club-shaped hand tool for grinding and mixing substances in a mortar verb • grind, mash or pulverize in a mortar
	45%	7		Grinding spices in a mortar
	verb • To pound, crush, rub or grind, as in a mortar with a pestle.
	38%	8		Calligrapher's grinding mortar
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