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swage

[ sweyj ]

noun

  1. a tool for bending cold metal to a required shape.
  2. a tool, die, or stamp for giving a particular shape to metal on an anvil, in a stamping press, etc.


verb (used with object)

, swaged, swag·ing.
  1. to bend or shape by means of a swage.
  2. to reduce or taper (an object), as by forging or squeezing.

swage

/ sweɪdʒ /

noun

  1. a shaped tool or die used in forming cold metal by hammering, pressing, etc
  2. a decorative moulding
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to form (metal) with a swage
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈswager, noun
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Other Words From

  • swager noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of swage1

1325–75; Middle English souage < Middle French
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Word History and Origins

Origin of swage1

C19: from French souage, of unknown origin
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Example Sentences

The styling isn’t too dramatic, but it is curvy and features a distinctive “swage” line on the sides that -- I kid you not -- apes the one on the latest Toyota Supra sports car.

An anvil sits in the center of the space near a grooved swage block for shaping metal and a power hammer for pounding it.

This form of shoe rasp is the one in general use at this time, having almost entirely superseded the flat and swaged rasps formerly in use.

The bolster is formed with the aid of a die and swage called “prints,” and the tang is drawn out.

A practical hand-book on filing, gumming, swaging, hammering, and the brazing of band saws, the speed, work, and power to run circular saws, etc.

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