Have You Heard My New Riddle?

Question

A stirrup I own that no stallion can wear.
I am not a smith though an anvil I bear.
My hammer? No Middle Earth dwarf gives a care.

With diamonds or pearls adorned may I be.
The heart of my heart holds the truth secretly.
In truth rearranged are my letters, you see.

The answer is a single English word.

score 22 · Accepted Answer · edited Jul 08 '17 at 09:24

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The answer is:

ear

A stirrup I own that no stallion can wear.

A stirrup is the name of a bone in the ear. Stapes.

I am not a smith though an anvil I bear.

Anvil is another bone. Incus.

My hammer? No Middle Earth dwarf gives a care.

The other bone. Malleus.

With diamonds or pearls adorned may I be.

Earrings/studs etc

The heart of my heart holds the truth secretly.

The middle (heart) of the word heart is ear.

In truth rearranged are my letters, you see.

Are is an anagram of ear.

edited Jul 08 '17 at 09:24

bornfromanegg

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answered Jul 07 '17 at 10:30

James Coyle

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Oh and obviously the post title as well... – James Coyle Jul 07 '17 at 10:31
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And each line (and the title) contains the word as well. Congratulations! – Hugh Meyers Jul 07 '17 at 11:20
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For the last clue, I thought it was more that the letters of "are", rearranged, make "ear". – psmears Jul 07 '17 at 14:56
@psmears Well spotted. I had both interpretations in mind. – Hugh Meyers Jul 07 '17 at 17:53
@psmears that's what I put originally but someone edited it... – James Coyle Jul 08 '17 at 08:03
So they did! @bornfromanegg - could you edit the last part of the answer again, adding back in the original interpretation (that Hugh Meyers has confirmed is also correct)? Thanks :) – psmears Jul 08 '17 at 09:02
Done. Realised it was wrong just after I changed it, but couldn't retract it. Hoped that peer review would've stopped it! – bornfromanegg Jul 08 '17 at 09:08

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