[an.vil] n [ME anfilt, fr. OE; akin to OHG anafalz anvil; akin to L pellere to beat--more at felt] (bef. 12c) 1: a heavy usu. steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
2: incus
[an.vil] n [ME anfilt, fr. OE; akin to OHG anafalz anvil; akin to L pellere to beat--more at felt] (bef. 12c) 1: a heavy usu. steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
2: incus
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012