peen : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: peen	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for peen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
peen n the part of a hammerhead opposite the flat striking surface (may have various shapes)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peen \Peen\, n. [Cf. G. pinne pane of a hammer.] (a) A round-edged, or hemispherical, end to the head of a hammer or sledge, used to stretch or bend metal by indentation. (b) The sharp-edged end of the head of a mason's hammer. [Spelt also {pane}, {pein}, and {piend}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Peen \Peen\, v. t. To draw, bend, or straighten, as metal, by blows with the peen of a hammer or sledge.