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mortar (en)  

Definition

  • Part of an ancient device for processing plant foods, usually used with a pestle. It was a stone or wooden receptacle with a cupshaped depression.

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Source

  • Kipfer, B. A. Dictionary of Artifacts 2007. Blackwell Publishing, Oxford.p.205.

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