n.
Pronunciation: ' an-v ə l
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English anfilt, from Old English; akin to Old High German anafalz anvil; akin to Latin pellere to beat ― more at FELT
Date: before 12th century
1 : a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
2 : INCUS
3 : the anvil-shaped top of a cumulonimbus
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