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Anvil

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Noun

1. anvil

a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering

2. anvil, incus

the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes

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Anvil

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noun
1. 
a heavy iron or steel block on which metals are hammered during forging
2. 
any part having a similar shape or function, such as the lower part of a telegraph key
3. 
the fixed jaw of a measurement device against which the piece to be measured is held
4. anatomy the nontechnical name for incus

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Anvil

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noun
1. 
an iron or steel block on which metal objects are hammered into shape
2. 
the incus, one of the three bones of the middle ear

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Anvil

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n.
1.
a. A heavy block of iron or steel with a smooth, flat top on which metals are shaped by hammering.
b. Something resembling an anvil, as in shape or function.
2. The fixed jaw in a set of calipers against which an object to be measured is placed.
3. Anatomy See incus.

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