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peen (pēn)

noun

the part of the head of certain hammers opposite to the flat striking surface: it is often ball-shaped or wedge-shaped

Etymology: prob. < Scand, as in Norw pænn, sharpened end of a hammer, Swed pæna, to beat out

transitive verb

to hammer, bend, etc. with a peen

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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