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▸ noun:  A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped.
▸ noun:  (anatomy) The incus bone in the middle ear.
▸ noun:  A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the shells of snails.
▸ noun:  The non-moving surface of a micrometer against which the item to be measured is placed.
▸ noun:  (meteorology) A horizontal-topped mass of cloud, shaped like a blacksmith's anvil, that forms before a thunderstorm.
▸ verb:  (transitive, often figurative) To fashion on, or as if on, an anvil.

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