English Explanatory Dictionary

peen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
verb
  1. To shape metal by striking it, especially with a peen.
noun
  1. Penis.

Pronunciation

/piːn/ en-us-peen.ogg

Word forms

peen peens pane pean pein piend peening peened

Etymology

Probably from a North Germanic source, compare dialectal Norwegian penn (“peen”), Danish pind (“peg”), German Pinne (“the peen of a hammer”), Old Swedish pæna (“to pound iron with a hammer”).

Related words

Ball-peen hammer Shot peening Peening

Derived words

ball-peen hammer cross peen hammer straight peen hammer chisel peen cross peen peen over point peen epeen hemipeen
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