enclouage, n.m., spiking.
enclouer, v.a., to prick animals (in shoeing); to spike (a gun).
enclouure, n.f., prick (in shoeing, etc.); difficulty, obstacle, hitch.
enclume, n.f., anvil; (anat.) incus. Billot d’—; anvil-block. Être entre le marteau et l’—; to be between the devil and the deep sea. Remettre sur l’—; to remodel. Il frappe toujours sur la même —; he is always harping on the same string.
enclumeau or enclumot, n.m., hand-anvil.
encoche, n.f., notch (on a tally, etc.).
encocher, v.a., to notch. — une flèche; to fit an arrow in the bow.
encoffrer, v.n., to put in a coffer; to lay up; to bag, to cage, to quod.
*encoignure or encognure (an-ko-gnur), n.f., corner; angle (of a street); corner-piece.
encollage, n.m., sizing.