Peen

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The end of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface, often wedge-shaped or ball-shaped and used for chipping, indenting, and metalworking.
  • v. To hammer, bend, or shape with a peen.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Penis.
  • n. The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
  • v. To shape metal by striking it, especially with a peen.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A round-edged, or hemispherical, end to the head of a hammer or sledge, used to stretch or bend metal by indentation.
  • n. The sharp-edged end of the head of a mason's hammer.
  • v. To draw, bend, or straighten, as metal, by blows with the peen of a hammer or sledge.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. That end of a hammer-head or similar tool which terminates in an edge, or in a sharp, rounded cone-shaped, hemispherical, or otherwise specially modified point, as distinguished form the ordinary flat face. See also cuts under hammer.
  • To treat by striking regularly all over with the peen of a hammer.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes)
    • Verb Form
    peened    peening    peens   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    part    portion   
    Cross Reference
    Peening    Ball-peen hammer    e-peen    Shot peening   
    Variant
    pane    pein    piend   
    Form
    peen over    ball-peen   
     
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