Anvil

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun the incus. ·see Incus.

II. Anvil ·noun Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use.

III. Anvil ·vt To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out; as, anviled armor.

IV. Anvil ·noun An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped.

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