(捣研草药、调料、谷物等的)捣锤,碾槌,杵 A pestle is a short rod with a thick round end. It is used for crushing things such as herbs, spices, or grain in a bowl called a mortar.
The markings on the recovered tools suggest that they were used like grindstones and pestles for processing grains. 从出土工具上的标记可以看出,当时它们被当做磨石或是杵来使用以加工食物。
The extraction of root The stone was pecked and ground into cylindrical pestles. 【数】开方法,求根法石头被凿开并被磨成一根根圆形的杵。
He be the proverbial square peg in a round hole The stone was pecked and ground into cylindrical pestles. 他正是谚语中所说的那种方枘圆凿不得其所的人石头被凿开并被磨成一根根圆形的杵。