0 a block, usually of iron, on which metal objects (eg horse-shoes) are hammered into shape -- ambolt
a blacksmith’s anvil.
In the tropics, these thunderstorms occasionally produce copious amounts of cirrus from their anvils.
Since large diamonds are usually too expensive to be used as anvils, synthetic moissanite is more often used in large-volume experiments.
Commonly pairs of anvils tuned a third apart are used.
The gauge has three symmetrical anvils that protrude from the gauge body that are connected to the dial or micrometer mechanism.
Because anvils are very ancient tools and were at one time very commonplace, they have acquired symbolic meaning beyond their use as utilitarian objects.
They include chisels, pliers, tongs, scissors, shears, punches, mallets, various anvils and hammers which are used to shape and emboss the pieces.
The anvils and wheels sing to the rhythm of the hymn of the faith.
In addition, arrowheads, cores, anvils, hammerstones and pecking tools have also been recovered, apart from a large cache of obsidian artifacts.
