anvil
A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
Other meanings
The incus bone in the middle ear.
A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the shells of snails.
A kind of
- block
Related words
- anvillike
- anvilsmith
- anvil cloud
- diamond anvil cell
- hammer and anvil
- on the anvil
- anvilicious
Example sentences
Word history
From Old English "anfilt".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “anvil” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.