bick-iron

[ bik-ahy-ern, bik-ern ]
/ ˈbɪkˌaɪ ərn, ˈbɪk ərn /

noun

the tapered end of an anvil.

Origin of bick-iron

1660–70; alteration (by association with iron) of earlier bickern for bycorne two-horned anvil < Latin bicornis two-horned (see bicorn); meaning perhaps influenced by Middle French bigorne in same sense

Words nearby bick-iron

bichromate, bichromate process, bichrome, bicipital, bicipital rib, bick-iron, bicker, bickie, biclonality, bicoastal, bicol