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4 definitions found 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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