beckiron

noun

beck·​iron

ˈbek-ˌīrn,

-ˌī-ərn

plural -s

: a horned anvil

especially : a cooper's anvil used in clinching nails or rivets

Word History

Etymology

by folk etymology from earlier bickern, from bycorne, from Middle French bigorne, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin bicornia, from Latin bicornis with two horns

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