anvil

• They also move about from village to village with an anvil, a hammer and tongs, and building a small furnace under a tree, make and repair iron implements for the villagers Agharia 1. —  The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II
• On each had been pictured some episode from the life of King Arthur; the drawing of the magic sword from the anvil, the finding of the good sword Excalibur, his deeds of justice and acts of kindness, and his many battles and wars The two wings of the palace contained the dining hall and kitchen and the living apartments of all the members of the court who made their home with the king. —  King Arthur and His Knights
• On the anvil was a brilliant, yellow-red loop of iron, that was not quite yet a new shoe, and it was sending out bright sparks as a hammer fell upon it--"thud, thud, thud," and a clatter. —  Crowded Out o' Crofield or, The Boy who made his Way
• When Siegfried turned he saw that the poor little dwarf was crouched trembling behind the anvil, and he stopped laughing, and looked at him Why do you shake and cry and run?" —  Child Stories from the Masters Being a Few Modest Interpretations of Some Phases of the Master Works Done in a Child Way
• These two boats, if loaded to the gunwales, could have held only a few more than the half of them While the sound of the numerous hammers and the ring of the anvil were heard, the situation did not appear so hopeless; but soon the men at the lowest part of the foundation were driven from work by the rising tide; then the forge-fire was extinguished, and the men generally began to make towards their respective boats for their jackets and dry socks. —  Personal Reminiscences in Book Making and Some Short Stories

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