ancony

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noun

A piece of malleable iron that is wrought into the shape of a flat bar, about three feet long, with a square rough unwrought knob on each end.

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Meanings

nounancony (plural anconies)

plural anconies

  1. A piece of malleable iron that is wrought into the shape of a flat bar, about three feet long, with a square rough unwrought knob on each end.

Origin

Unknown. Compare French encrenée (“iron twice heated and hammered”).

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Anagrams

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APA

ancony. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ancony

MLA

“ancony.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ancony. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ancony,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ancony.

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