Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peen

/piːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.34 in modern English

Syllables: peen
IPA: /piːn/

6

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.

verb

To shape metal by striking it, especially with a peen.

Transitive verb

noun

Slang

Example Sentences

"With all due respect (and that may be very little), the real truth is that being a dad is sometimes an imposition of pain far worse than any up-the-peen catheter could ever deliver."
"Where to touch a man that will drive him wild every time (Hint: It's probably his peen.)"
"It's so quiet you could hear a peen go soft."
"“Guillermo, you will now take Colin Robinson's peen and scrotum and crush it in your hand.” “What?” “Good idea.” “No.” “Yeah.” “He's gonna do it.” “I'm afraid I can't, Master. As much as I would love to, something compels me not to.”"

Etymology

Probably from a North Germanic source, compare dialectal Norwegian penn (“peen”), Danish pind (“peg”), German Pinne (“the peen of a hammer”), Old Swedish pæna (“to pound iron with a hammer”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

peens (plural) pane (alternative) pean (alternative) pein (alternative) piend (alternative) peens (present, singular) peening (participle, present) peened (participle, past) peened (past)

Derived Forms

epeen hemipeen

Phrases

ball-peen hammer cross peen hammer straight peen hammer chisel peen cross peen peen over point peen Shot peening

Frequently Paired Words

Ball-peen hammer Shot peening Peening

Rhymes With

been between mean seen green clean scene machine queen screen magazine golden mean

Questions

How do you pronounce peen?: The recorded pronunciation is /piːn/.
What does peen mean?: The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
Where does peen come from?: Probably from a North Germanic source, compare dialectal Norwegian penn (“peen”), Danish pind (“peg”), German Pinne (“the peen of a hammer”), Old Swedish pæna (“to pound iron with a hammer”).

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