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Word: Peen
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
early 16th century (as a verb): probably of Scandinavian origin; compare with Swedish dialect pena (ut), Danish dialect pene (ud) ‘beat (out)’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
piːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
the end of a hammer head opposite the face, typically wedge-shaped, curved, or spherical
Short Definition:end of hammer head opposite face
Examples:- a ball-peen hammer
Variant Forms:
- pein
Word: Peen
Speech Type: Verb
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
piːn
Dialects: British English
Definition:
strike with a hammer or the peen of a hammer
Short Definition:strike with hammer or peen of hammer
Examples:- each run of weld is peened before the next run is applied
Variant Forms:
- pein
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