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| an·vil [ ánvil ] (plural an·vils) |
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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
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2. anatomy
Same as incus
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| [ Old English anfilte, anfealt< Indo-European, "to beat"] |
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