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peen

PEEN/piːn/

Pluralpeens

Verbpeens, peening, peened

3 meanings of peen

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  1. 1
    nouncountable
    The rounded end of a hammer's head, opposite the flat part used for hitting.

    Like the back side of a hammer, rounded instead of flat.

    The peen left small round dents across the soft copper sheet.

    He turned the tool over and tapped the dent out with the peen.

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  2. 2
    verbtransitive
    To shape or harden metal by hitting it many times, usually with a hammer.

    Like hammering the tip of a nail flat so it cannot slip back out.

    You peen the rivet to spread its end and lock it in place.

    Blacksmiths peen the edge to make the blade tougher.

    Similarhammer, beat, pound

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  3. 3
    nounslangcountable
    A casual, joking word for the penis.

    He grabbed a towel to cover his peen after the shower.

    Some kid had drawn a peen on the bathroom wall.

    Similarwilly, wiener, penis

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Origins

Meanings 1–2

Probably from a North Germanic source. It is related to words like Old Swedish pæna, meaning to pound iron with a hammer.

Meaning 3

A shortened form of the word penis, with the spelling changed to keep the original sound.