two-horned anvil

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• bick-iron — /bik uy euhrn, bik euhrn/, n. the tapered end of an anvil. [1660 70; alter. (by assoc. with IRON) of earlier bickern for bycorne two horned anvil < L bicornis two horned (see BICORN); meaning perh. influenced by MF bigorne in same sense] * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• bick-iron — /bik uy euhrn, bik euhrn/, n. the tapered end of an anvil. [1660 70; alter. (by assoc. with IRON) of earlier bickern for bycorne two horned anvil < L bicornis two horned (see BICORN); meaning perh. influenced by MF bigorne in same sense] * * * …   Universalium

• beak|i|ron — «BEEK Y uhrn», noun. 1. the horn or tapering end of an anvil. 2. an anvil with such a horn. ╂[earlier bickern < French bigorne < Latin bicornis two horned < bi two + cornū horn] …   Useful english dictionary

• beckiron — ˈbek.+ˌ noun ( s) Etymology: by folk etymology from earlier bickern, from bycorne, from Middle French bigorne, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin bicornia, from Latin bicornis with two horns more at bicorn : a horned anvil; especially : a cooper s anvil …   Useful english dictionary

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