The massive block of iron on which armourers hammer forge-work. It is also an archaism for the handle or hilt of a sword: thus Coriolanus
"Here I clip
The anvil of my sword."
It is moreover a little narrow flag at the end of a lance.
·noun the incus. ·see <<Incus>>. II. Anvil ·noun Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use. III...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The rendering of the Hebrew word , "beaten," found only in Isa. 41:7. ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary