anvil vs beater

anvil

noun
  • A stone or other hard surface used by a bird for breaking the shells of snails. 

  • A horizontal-topped mass of cloud, shaped like a blacksmith's anvil, that forms before a thunderstorm. 

  • The non-moving surface of a micrometer against which the item to be measured is placed. 

  • A heavy iron block used in the blacksmithing trade as a surface upon which metal can be struck and shaped. 

  • The incus bone in the middle ear. 

verb
  • To fashion on, or as if on, an anvil. 

beater

noun
  • A harp seal pup after its first moult and before its second moult. 

  • An old or dilapidated automobile in poor operating condition. 

  • A papermaking machine for processing fibres by fibrillation in order to improve bonding strength 

  • A person who drives game towards shooters in a hunting party, typically working in a group with other beaters. 

  • In the sport of Quidditch or Muggle quidditch, a player who attempts to hit the opposing team's players with bludgers and to block the bludgers from hitting their own team's players. 

  • Someone or something that beats. 

  • A shoe suitable for everyday wear, during which they may get dirty or scuffed, as opposed to more valuable shoes that one wishes to keep in good condition. 

  • A kitchen implement for mixing. 

  • A stick used to play a percussion instrument. 

  • A weaving tool designed to push the weft yarn securely into place. It contains the comb-like insert reed and is sometimes a part of the loom. 

  • A sleeveless undershirt. 

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