An anvil is a heavy block of iron or steel that blacksmiths use to shape metal. It's durable enough to withstand red hot metals and repeated hammer blows, but you don't want your foot to be under if it falls off the table.
An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped.
Noun
a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
Noun
the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
n.
An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals
are hammered and shaped.
n.
Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use.
n.
the incus. See Incus.
v. t.
To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out; as, anviled
armor.
Anvil
Anvil
An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped.
To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out;
Usage Examples
A family is a place where principles are hammered and honed on the anvil of everyday living.
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Other Usage ExamplesFreedom is hammered out on the anvil of discussion, dissent, and debate.
We are always on the anvil by trials God is shaping us for higher things.