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- noun Plural form of
anvil .
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Examples
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Here were three forges, built of stone work brought from Kertch, of fire bricks taken from various of our own steam ships, a pair of bellows from somewhere on the coast of the Sea of Azof, and the anvils from the ships in harbour, or else supplied from England.
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This was done using two small "anvils" made of diamond, rammed together by powerful machinery.
The Register 2010
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This was done using two small "anvils" made of diamond, rammed together by powerful machinery.
The Register 2010
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Amid the clanging of hammers and anvils during the main period of the cathedral's construction from 1163 to 1250, a different kind of foundation was laid here, too: polyphony.
Songs From the Old City on the Seine Corinna da Fonseca-Wollheim 2011
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"Ask him about the anvils," an onlooker suggested.
At country auctions, many treasures are in the eye of the beholder Post 2010
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We have discussed, recently, flying anvils and exploding turkey fryers.
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Thanks for the free clown show but trying to explain things to morons like you is too much like trying to beat Q-tips into anvils.
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I might not be into anvils per say but flingings and explosions are great fun in general.
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Thanks for the free clown show but trying to explain things to morons like you is too much like trying to beat Q-tips into anvils.
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"Ask him about the anvils," an onlooker suggested.
At country auctions, many treasures are in the eye of the beholder Post 2010
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