anvil
noun/ˈænvɪl/
/ˈænvɪl/
- an iron block on which a blacksmith puts hot pieces of metal before shaping them with a hammer
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- (anatomy) the second of three small bones in the middle ear that carry sound to the inner ear synonym incusTopics Bodyc2
Word OriginOld English anfilte, from the Germanic base of on + a verbal stem meaning ‘beat’.
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