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peen

  [peen]
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–noun
1. a wedgelike, spherical, or other striking end of a hammer head opposite the face.
–verb (used with object)
2. to enlarge, straighten, or smooth with a peen.
3. to strengthen (a metal surface) by light hammering or by bombardment with steel balls or shot.
Origin:
1505–15; earlier pen < Scand; cf. Sw, Norw pen (n.) in same sense (perh. < G Pinne peen). See pin
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peen   (pēn)   
n.  The end of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface, often wedge-shaped or ball-shaped and used for chipping, indenting, and metalworking.
tr.v.   peened, peen·ing, peens
To hammer, bend, or shape with a peen.

[Probably of Scandinavian origin.]
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Word Origin & History

peen 
1683, "sharp or thin end of a hammer head, opposite the face," probably from a Scand. source (cf. Norw. dial. penn "peen," O.Swed. pæna "beat iron thin with a hammer"). Earlier as a verb, "to beat thin with a hammer" (1513).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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