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pounder

5 7.2

A heavy tool with a flat base and handle used to crush and mix grain or pigments on a stone

noun
/ˈpaʊndər/

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Whole black peppercorns, smashed with a meat pounder or rolling pin (place them in a small paper bag before smashing them).
meat pounder
ground pounder

Examples

Dolerite is one of the few stones in Egypt harder than granite, and these pounders were dropped repeatedly by rows of workers along the lines of the obelisk.

Academic text (2002)
She used a pounder to crush the garlic into a fine paste.
The chef grabbed the heavy pounder to mix the spices thoroughly.
To prepare the dish, you'll need a pounder for grinding the herbs and nuts.

Synonyms

pestle

vspounder

5 7.4

A heavy hand tool with a rounded end used with a bowl to crush and grind food or spices

is the flat-bottomed tool used on a slab rather than in a mortar

muller

vspounder

Specialized

9.9

A heavy stone or metal tool that grinds and mixes pigments on a flat stone

is more general covering heavy handled grinding tools used on a slab

Compounds

four-pounder

Archaic

1 9.9

A small cannon that fires a four-pound shot

Bible pounder

Slur

9.9

A person who pushes Christian beliefs and often quotes the Bible

ivory-pounder

Informal

9.9

A skilled piano player who often plays classical music

Surface Forms

pounder singular

pounders plural

Morphology

pounder = pound (transparent) = pound + er

Derived from the verb 'pound' plus the agent/instrument suffix '-er', yielding an instrument used for pounding; straightforward for learners who know the verb.

Etymology

Pounder for a heavy tool comes from the verb pound, which means 'to hit or crush'. So a pounder is a tool that 'pounds' or crushes things, like a heavy hammer used to grind or mix materials.