preened
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Make sure that bolt will never need to be removed, because the only way to extract a peened bolt is to drill it out.
From Time Magazine Archive
They divided the heads into pie-shaped segments, peened them until each segment gave on': a separate musical note when struck with padded sticks.
From Time Magazine Archive
If one or two of the plates in either positive or negative groups need to be replaced it is best to burn a new plate to the strap without removing the peened cover.
From The Automobile Storage Battery Its Care And Repair by Witte, Otto A.
After passing the center-punch test the ends of the teeth are peened lightly with a hammer.
From The Working of Steel Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel by Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert)
The intake and exhaust valves were identical and of two-piece construction, with the stems screwed tightly into and through the heads and the protruding ends then peened over.
From The Wright Brothers' Engines and Their Design by Hobbs, Leonard S.
