Complete Definition of "anvil"

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Noun
Image:Ambo� klein.jpg|thumb|An anvil

en-noun

  1. A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
  2. anatomy An incus bone in the inner ear.

Translations
trans-top|block used in blacksmithing
Cherokee: ����������� (asoditalugisgiuligi)
Danish: ambolt c
Dutch: aambeeld n, aanbeeld n
Finnish: alasin
French: enclume f
Greek: αμ�νι n
trans-mid
Hebrew: ס��
Japanese: �� (����, kanatoko)
Latin: incus f
Portuguese: bigorna
Spanish: yunque m
Ukrainian: бабка (bábka) f
trans-bottom

trans-top|bone in inner ear
Danish: ambolt c
Dutch: aambeeld n, aanbeeld n, aambeeldsbeentje n, aanbeeldsbeentje
n
Finnish: alasin
trans-mid
French: enclume f, incus
Japanese: 砧骨 (�����, kinutakotsu)
Portuguese: bigorna
Spanish: yunque m
trans-bottom

Quotations
;iron
1794, w:William Blake|William Blake, s:The Tyger|The Tyger, lines 15-16 (for syntax)

See also
hammer
ossicle
stirrup

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