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peen | deen |

As nouns the difference between peen and deen

is that peen is the (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end or peen can be (slang) penis while deen is religion, especially the path along which righteous muslims travel in order to comply with divine law.

As a verb peen

is to shape metal by striking it, especially with a peen.

peen

English

Etymology 1

Etymology uncertain. Possibly from (etyl) panne, pene, (whence Modern French panne "peen"); possibly from a Scandinavian source, compare Old Swedish , dialectal Norwegian penn "peen" or Danish pind "peg". (en)

Alternative forms

* pane, pean, pein

Noun

(en noun)
  • The (often spherical) end of the head of a hammer opposite the main hammering end.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To shape metal by striking it, especially with a peen.
  • Derived terms
    * ball-peen * chisel peen * cross peen * peen over * point peen

    See also

    * e-peen * * *

    Etymology 2

    From (m) by shortening.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (slang) Penis.
  • * 2009 , Danny Evans, Rage Against the Meshugenah: Why it Takes Balls to Go Nuts , New American Library (2009), ISBN 9780451227119, unnumbered page:
  • 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.
  • * 2010 , Andrea Lavinthal & Jessica Rozler, Your So-Called Life: A Guide to Boys, Body Issues, and Other Big-Girl Drama You Thought You Would Have Figured Out By Now , Harper (2010), ISBN 9780061938382, page 32:
  • Where to touch a man that will drive him wild every time (Hint: It's probably his peen .)
  • * 2012 , Fanny Merkin & Andrew Shaffer, Fifty Shames of Earl Grey: A Parody , Da Capo Press (2012), ISBN 9780306821998, page 49:
  • It's so quiet you could hear a peen go soft.
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  • Synonyms
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    deen

    English

    Noun

    (-) (wikipedia deen)
  • religion, especially the path along which righteous Muslims travel in order to comply with divine law
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