The Collaborative International Dictionary
Ancony
Ancony \An"co*ny\, n. [Origin unknown.] (Iron Work) A piece of malleable iron, wrought into the shape of a bar in the middle, but unwrought at the ends.
Wiktionary
ancony
n. 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.