anvil: Meaning and Definition of

an•vil

1. a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequently of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.
2. anything having a similar form or use.
3. the fixed jaw in certain measuring instruments.
4. Also calledincus (def. 2).
5. a musical percussion instrument having steel bars that are struck with a wooden or metal beater.
6. incus (def. 1).