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anvil

an·vil [ ánvil ] (plural an·vils)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. metalworker's hammering block: a sturdy piece of iron onto which heated metal is placed to be beaten into the required shape, especially by a blacksmith

2. anatomy 
Same as  incus


[ Old English anfilte, anfealt< Indo-European, "to beat"]
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