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• Coercion and intimidation are the hammer and anvil of experienced police officers.From the entry hammer and anvil
• The ring of hammer on anvil filled the air.From the entry ring
• A smith hammers out iron on an anvil.From the entry hammer out
• I just blacked back in, why is there an anvil in front of me?2022 July 27, Safiya Nygaard, “I Made Custom Hard Candy From Scratch”, in YouTube. From the entry black in
• Ragged embers, horn of an anvil, hovering bellows, a tongs of function and capernosity.2008, Tom MacIntyre, Find the Lady, page 18. From the entry capernosity
• If he were making round or square-sectioned nails, the blacksmith also kept a "swage" near the anvil.2005, Mike McCarthy, Ships' Fastenings: From Sewn Boat to Steamship, Texas A&M University Press, published 2005, →ISBN, page 87. From the entry swage
• A few more like that and the blow-up in Washington, then watch the anvil chorus in St.1908 July 17, Thomas S. Rice, “Nationals Swat at Lively Clip Until New Orleans Steps Into Breach.”, in The Washington Times, Washington…. From the entry zowie
• On special occasions at Lythe the old stiddy (anvil) is dragged outside and primed with wooden plugs containing gunpowder.2003, Howard Peach, Curious Tales of Old North Yorkshire. From the entry stiddy
• For years, repairing a prop has involved the use of pitch blocks, similar to specially shaped anvils, and pitchometers.2001 January, Dudley Dawson, “Spin Control: When damage needs repair, place your props in good hands”, in Yachting, volume 189, number 1…. From the entry pitchometer
• In rare cases a positively charged giant 'superbolt' may discharge from the forward (or rear) anvil cloud to the negatively charged ground ahead of (or behind) the thunderstorm base.2015, Derek M. Elsom, Lightning: Nature and Culture. From the entry superbolt
• He was sound as an anvil, better natured than a puppy, honest as Abe Lincoln, and, with reasoned consideration, probably the greatest all-around race horse that ever lived.1986, Max Evans, Super Bull and Other True Escapades, [Albuquerque, N.M.]: University of New Mexico Press, →ISBN, page 185. From the entry good natured
• Bi-polar percussion involves the placement of the objective piece on an anvil stone and subsequently striking it with a percussor, as one would crack a nut.1978, Newsletter: 1978-84 - Issue 4, page 232. From the entry percussor
• The cloop-cloop of the horse's hoofs on the road rang out musically in the frosty air, raising ringing, iron-sounding echoes, like blacksmith's sledges on an anvil.1912 January, Cecil D. G. Franklin (“Cetic”), “One Chance Meeting Another”, in The English Illustrated Magazine, volume XLVI (New Series)…. From the entry cloop
• Of course he handloads, and American primers are easier to punch out than the foreign Berdan, a simple cup primer, for the anvil is formed in the case's primer pocket.1958, Henry M. Stebbins, Rifles: A Modern Encyclopedia, Stackpole, page 111. From the entry handload

Meaning of anvil

1. noun A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
2. noun The incus bone in the middle ear.
3. noun A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the shells of snails.

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How do you use anvil in a sentence?

Anvil is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Coercion and intimidation are the hammer and anvil of experienced police officers.”

What is a short sentence with anvil?

“A smith hammers out iron on an anvil.”

What does anvil mean?

Anvil means a heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.