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anvil

Syllabification: (an·vil)
Pronunciation: /ˈanvil/

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Definition of anvil

noun

  • a heavy steel or iron block with a flat top, concave sides, and typically a pointed end, on which metal can be hammered and shaped.
  • the horizontally extended upper part of a cumulonimbus cloud: [as modifier]:anvil clouds
  • Anatomyanother term for incus.

Origin:

Old English anfilte, from the Germanic base of on + a verbal stem meaning 'beat'

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