peen
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[edit] Etymology
Etymology uncertain. Possibly from Old French panne, pene, (whence Modern French panne "peen"); possibly from a Scandinavian source, cf. dialectal Norwegian penn "peen" or Danish pind "peg".
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[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /piː/
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- Rhymes: -iːn
[edit] Noun
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peen (plural peens)
- The end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
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to peen (third-person singular simple present peens, present participle peening, simple past and past participle peened)
- To flatten the end of something, especially a rivet, by striking it with a hammer.
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- Anagrams of eenp
- neep
[edit] Dutch
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peen (plural penen, diminutive peentje, plural diminutive peentjes)
- carrot (orange root vegetable)
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peen
- Genitive singular form of pee.
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peen (infinitive: peer)
- Second-person plural (ustedes) present indicative form of peer.
- Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes?) present indicative form of peer.
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