noun
peen
Peen (noun) means the (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
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The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
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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”).
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"peen" (noun) means the (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.