Definitionn. a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
Last update: June 12, 2015
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An anvil is an iron block on which a blacksmith puts hot pieces of metal before. [noun]
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THE BLACKSMITH In popular folklore, the village blacksmith and the blacksmith 's anvil have become the enduring symbols of Gretna Green weddings. [noun]
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Sigurd tested the strength of the blade by striking the anvil on which it was forged and split it down to the stock. [noun]
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The hammer and the anvil, without the blacksmith and the iron, do not forge. [noun]
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On the contrary, hammer clashed and anvil rang, the bellows groaned, and the whole apparatus of Vulcan appeared to be in full activity. [noun]
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So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil. [noun]
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When quite dry guncotton is easily detonated by a blow on an anvil or hard surface. [Please select]
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It is only slightly decomposed by strong percussion on an anvil. [Please select]
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Through the middle of this anvil a beautiful sword was sticking, with the point projecting beyond. [Please select]
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Near the scales was an anvil, and leaning against the anvil-block was a heavy sledge. [Please select]
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Never use the ways of a lathe for an anvil or storage platform. [Please select]
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