peen

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes)
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Peen \Peen\ (p[=e]n), n. [Cf. G. pinne pane of a hammer.] (a) A round-edged, or hemispherical, end to the head of a hammer or sledge, used to stretch or bend metal by indentation. (b) The sharp-edged end of the head of a mason's hammer. [Spelt also pane, pein, and piend.] [1913 Webster]
Peen \Peen\, v. t. To draw, bend, or straighten, as metal, by blows with the peen of a hammer or sledge. [1913 Webster]
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