Usually means: Tools for grinding and mixing.
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  1. mortar and pestle: Wiktionary
  2. Mortar and pestle: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia

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  1. mortar and pestle: Linda's Culinary Dictionary
  2. mortar and pestle: Cook's Thesaurus

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  1. Mortar and pestle: Medical dictionary

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  1. Mortar and Pestle: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (mortar and pestle)

noun:  A device made up of a bowl (the mortar) and a heavy, blunt object (the pestle), the end of which is used for crushing and grinding ingredients or substances into a fine paste or powder.

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