pilon — meaning in English

English meaning

• drumstick noun A stick used to strike a drum.
• pestle noun A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.

Senses

pilon is used for these senses in English:

• drumstick The second joint of the legbone of a chicken or other fowl, especially as an item of food. [from 17th c.]
• pestle A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.

drumstick — full definition

1. noun A stick used to strike a drum.
2. noun The lower leg portion of a cooked chicken or turkey.

pestle — full definition

1. noun A club-shaped, round-headed stick used in a mortar to pound, crush, rub or grind things.
2. noun A constable's or bailiff's staff; so called from its shape.
3. noun The leg and leg bone of an animal, especially of a pig.

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