[ˈanv(ɪ)l], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a heavy iron block with a flat top and concave sides, on which metal can be hammered and shaped

- the horizontally extended upper part of a cumulonimbus cloud
(e.g: anvil clouds)



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Origin:
Old English anfilte, from the Germanic base of on + a verbal stem meaning ‘beat’