anvil

anvil is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped.

[2] Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use. Specifically (Anat.),

[3] the incus. See Incus. To be on the anvil, to be in a state of discussion, formation, or preparation, as when a scheme or measure is forming, but not matured. Swift.

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