peen
a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
to enlarge, straighten, or smooth with a peen.
to strengthen (a metal surface) by light hammering or by bombardment with steel balls or shot.
Origin of peen
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How to use peen in a sentence
Then Peens would stop for a moment, until he was good natured again.
The Nursery, April 1873, Vol. XIII. | VariousThis time, however, neither pills nor vitriol nor all his herbs would shift the "nasty peens in his head."
Sons and Lovers | David Herbert LawrenceHe had a very kind keeper named Peens, who used to comb out the long waving hair that grew on his cheeks.
The Nursery, April 1873, Vol. XIII. | VariousPeens felt very badly at losing his tiger; and I am sure he must have been a very kind keeper to him.
The Nursery, April 1873, Vol. XIII. | Various
British Dictionary definitions for peen
/ (piːn) /
the end of a hammer head opposite the striking face, often rounded or wedge-shaped
(tr) to strike with the peen of a hammer or with a stream of metal shot in order to bend or shape (a sheet of metal)
Origin of peen
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