Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The metal block or anvil upon which a steam-hammer falls.
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Examples
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Near the scales was an anvil, and leaning against the anvil-block was a heavy sledge.
The Just and the Unjust Vaughan Kester 1890
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Crime, foremost of all crimes; yet this might well be compared to it; and as that race perished, so is judgment at hand here; the anvil-block of Vengeance firm is set, and Fate is swordsmith hammering; in due time the debt of guilt is paid.
Story of Orestes A Condensation of the Trilogy Richard Green Moulton 1886
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He spoke and rose, a wondrous bulk, [592] from his anvil-block, limping, and his weak legs moved actively beneath him.
The Iliad of Homer (1873) 750? BC-650? BC Homer 1840
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