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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anvil \An"vil\, n. [OE. anvelt anfelt anefelt AS anfilt
onfilt of uncertain origin; cf OHG. anafalz D. aanbeld.]
1. An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which
metals are hammered and shaped.
2. Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use Specifically
(Anat.), the incus. See {Incus}.
{To be on the anvil}, to be in a state of discussion,
formation, or preparation, as when a scheme or measure is
forming, but not matured. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Anvil \An"vil\, v. t.
To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out as anviled
armor. --Beau. & Fl
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
anvil
n 1: a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are
shaped by hammering
2: the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes [syn: {incus}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Anvil
the rendering of the Hebrew word , "beaten," found only in Isa.
41:7.
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