Word from the Latin for "crush" (6)

I believe the answer is:

pestle

(Other definitions for pestle that I've seen before include "Small club for pounding substance in mortar" , "leg of lamb, say" , "Small club for pounding substances in mortar" , "Tool for grinding in a mortar" , "Grinder for mortar" .)

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