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A pupil to him was an ‘anvil’ on which to beat out his ideas.
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The “anvil” comparison presents a pupil as a surface on which a teacher can work out and sharpen ideas. It suggests that explaining ideas to a student helps give them clearer form, much as hammering shapes metal on an anvil.
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- Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900
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