pistyla

English translation: pestle

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Polish term or phrase:pistyla
English translation:pestle
Entered by: Robin Gill

16:54 Dec 9, 2018
Polish to English translations [PRO]
Medical - Medical: Instruments / Pharmacy equipment
Polish term or phrase: pistyla
From a list of pharmacy equipment from Galicja. Mid-19th century.
„1 bębenek ze Lwowa, 2 bębenki wiedeńskie, 2 cebrzyki, infundryki na 6 i 12 uncji oraz na 1 librę 6 kolaturek (do filtrowania), kociołek miedziany większy i mniejszy, łyżeczka kościana, maszynka drewniana do pigułek i maszynka żelazna do pigułek, mansury cynowe na 3, 6, 8, 12 i 24 uncje. Mosdicz na pigułki żelazny, możdziż do pigułek mosiężny, mosdzież z pistylą sztuk 13, mosdicz duży, mosdzieże porcelanowe sztuk 8…”
Robin Gill
Poland
Local time: 11:54
pestle
Explanation:
a heavy tool with a rounded end, used for crushing and grinding substances such as spices or drugs, usually in a mortar.

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Note added at 1 hr (2018-12-09 17:58:12 GMT)
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Tłuczek porcelanowy , Pistel - https://vitosklep24.pl/tluczek-porcelanowy-pistel-93.html

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Mortar and pestle - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortar_and_pestle
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geopiet
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Many thanks to all. My intuition was that it would be "pestle", too, but I thought it would be better to check.
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3 +3pestle
geopiet
3pastille
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.


  

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pastille


Explanation:
pastylka

tabletka, pigułka

pastille
pastylki na ból gardła
throat lozenges

okrągły cukierek

pastille
pastylki miętowe
mint pastilles
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/polish-english/p...

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 06:54
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 103
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thanks. :-)

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pestle


Explanation:
a heavy tool with a rounded end, used for crushing and grinding substances such as spices or drugs, usually in a mortar.

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Note added at 1 hr (2018-12-09 17:58:12 GMT)
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Tłuczek porcelanowy , Pistel - https://vitosklep24.pl/tluczek-porcelanowy-pistel-93.html

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Mortar and pestle - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mortar_and_pestle

geopiet
Native speaker of: Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 40
Grading comment
Many thanks to all. My intuition was that it would be "pestle", too, but I thought it would be better to check.
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you! ":-)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Marcin Pustkowski: To chyba to!
1 hr
  -> dziękuję

agree  Robert Foltyn: Looks like 'tłuczek' ;)
1 hr
  -> dziękuję

agree  tabor: skoro "mosdzież z pistylą" to prawdopodobieństwo jest duże
17 hrs
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