# peen

> English word · Noun · IPA /piːn/ · frequency rank #63,880

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

## 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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/peen