peen

[ peen ]

/ pin /

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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.

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Origin of peen

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

Words nearby peen

Peele, peeler, peeling, peel-off, peely-wally, peen, Peene, Peenemünde, peep, pee-pee, peeper

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How to use peen in a sentence

He has shown his appreciation with constant references to his peen in any and every media outlet.
In Honor of John Mayer’s New Album, 11 Things to Know About His Penis|Anna Klassen|May 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Remember when you had to flash a little peen in the movies to get some cred as a leading man (miss you, Harvey Keitel)?
Trends That Need to End in 2010|Natasha Vargas-Cooper|December 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
A strip of galvanized metal is placed over the depressions in the die and a ball-peen hammer used to drive the metal into the die.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2|Various
Among the listeners were the brothers Pinzon (peen-thn), experienced seamen from the neighboring port of Palos (pahls).
The Story of the Thirteen Colonies|H. A. (Hlne Adeline) Guerber

Of dot Sobber fellow peen guilty he ought to be hung up on der pottom of der sea alretty quick!
The Rover Boys on the Farm|Arthur M. Winfield (AKA Edward Stratemeyer)
Oof you hatn't done vat you dit, I bed you somet'ing der modor-car vould haf peen a lot oof junk.
Motor Matt's Mystery|Stanley R. Matthews
Py shinks, I haf peen vatching as sharp as some veasels, aber I don'd see nodding.
Motor Matt's Mystery|Stanley R. Matthews

British Dictionary definitions for peen

peen

/ (piːn) /

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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