anvil

n. heavy block on which metal is hammered

An anvil is a manufacturing tool, made of a hard and massive block of stone or metal used as a support for chiseling and hammering other objects, such as in forging iron and steel items.
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Noun
1. a heavy block of iron or steel on which hot metals are shaped by hammering
(hypernym) block
(part-holonym) forge, smithy
2. the ossicle between the malleus and the stapes
(synonym) incus
(hypernym) auditory ossicle
(part-holonym) middle ear, tympanic cavity, tympanum

(v. t.)
To form or shape on an anvil; to hammer out; as, anviled armor.
  

(n.)
the incus. See Incus.
  

(n.)
Anything resembling an anvil in shape or use.
  

(n.)
An iron block, usually with a steel face, upon which metals are hammered and shaped.
  

noun
incus, one of the three ossicles in the middle ear