Category:Peen

Peen, n. Etym: [cf. G. pinne pane of a hammer.] (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.]

Peen Peen, v. t.

Defn: to draw, bend, or straighten, as metal, by blows with the peen Of a hammer or sledge.