peen

[peen]

noun

a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.

verb (used with object)

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

1505–15; earlier pen < Scandinavian; compare Swedish, Norwegian pen (noun) in same sense (perhaps < German Pinne peen). See pin

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Examples from the Web for peen

Contemporary Examples of peen

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Historical Examples of peen

“It had peen better to send word,” calmly returned the warder.
The White Rose of Langley
Emily Sarah Holt
Grasp the face with the tongs and place the peen in the fire.
The Library of Work and Play: Working in Metals
Charles Conrad Sleffel
But say, I vos sorry I peen shot town pefore we got to Malolos.
The Campaign of the Jungle
Edward Stratemeyer
Dot Vrankie Merrivell vos a taisy, undt he don'd peen afrait a show to gif anypody.
Frank Merriwell's Chums
Burt L. Standish
Uf I don't ged avay oud uf here righd off, I peen gone grazy!
Frank Merriwell's Chums
Burt L. Standish

British Dictionary definitions for peen

peen

noun

the end of a hammer head opposite the striking face, often rounded or wedge-shaped

verb

(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)

Word Origin for peen

C17: variant of pane, perhaps from French panne, ultimately from Latin pinna point

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Word Origin and History for peen

1680s, "sharp or thin end of a hammer head, opposite the face," probably from a Scandinavian source (cf. Norwegian dialectal penn "peen," Old Swedish pæna "beat iron thin with a hammer"). Earlier as a verb, "to beat thin with a hammer" (1510s).