ANVIL


Meaning of ANVIL in English

/ ˈænvɪl; NAmE / noun

an iron block on which a blacksmith puts hot pieces of metal before shaping them with a hammer

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WORD ORIGIN

Old English anfilte , from the Germanic base of on + a verbal stem meaning beat.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.