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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Peen  \Peen\,  n.  [Cf.  G.  pinne  pane  of  a  hammer.] 
  a  A  round-edged,  or  hemispherical,  end  to  the  head  of  a 
  hammer  or  sledge,  used  to  stretch  or  bend  metal  by 
  indentation. 
  b  The  sharp-edged  end  of  the  head  of  a  mason's  hammer. 
  [Spelt  also  {pane},  {pein},  and  {piend}.] 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Peen  \Peen\,  v.  t. 
  To  draw,  bend,  or  straighten,  as  metal,  by  blows  with  the 
  peen  of  a  hammer  or  sledge. 




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