/ 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.
/ 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. 2005