Thesaurus: peen

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1. n. A round-edged, or hemispherical, end to the head of a hammer or sledge, used to stretch or bend metal by indentation.
2. n. The sharp-edged end of the head of a mason's hammer.
3. v. t. To draw, bend, or straighten, as metal, by blows with the peen of a hammer or sledge.
4. n. the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes)
5. (a) A round-edged, or hemispherical, end to the head of a hammer or sledge, used to stretch or bend metal by indentation. (b) The sharp-edged end of the head of a mason's hammer. [Spelt also pane, pein, and piend.] To draw, bend, or straighten, as metal, by blows with the peen of a hammer or sledge.
6. To draw, bend, or straighten, as metal, by blows with the peenof a hammer or sledge.
7. n. the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes)