1. A dense, industrial-grade tool upon which metal is worked, characterized by its substantial mass and steadfast refusal to budge without considerable effort. Frequently sighted with a patina of history and dust, typically under raking light.
2.colloq. What you get when a paperweight aspires to be a cornerstone.
In a sentence,
"In the back of the workshop, the blacksmith's thiccc anvil sat, defying casual description and most moving equipment."
Etymology,
From Middle English anefelt, derived from Old English anfilt, meaning 'to beat upon', because some things just need a good hammering.
Yes. Anvil, Blacksmith is a catalogued Thiccctionary entry, ruled on May 23, 2026 and filed in the Industrial Machinery section. Every subject in the catalogue has cleared the editorial bar for girth.
What makes a blacksmith anvil thiccc?
What you get when a paperweight aspires to be a cornerstone.
Is "thiccc" spelled with three c's?
Yes. The Thiccctionary house spelling uses three c's, distinguishing the editorial register from the colloquial "thicc" (two c's) and standard "thick" (one c).
Sources
Photograph by Magic Fan, via Unsplash. Catalogued under plate XLIII.