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swage block
noun
- an iron block containing holes and grooves of various sizes, used for heading bolts and shaping objects not easily worked on an anvil.
swage block
noun
- an iron block cut with holes, recesses, and grooves to assist in the cold-working of metal
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Word History and Origins
Origin of swage block1
First recorded in 1835–45
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Example Sentences
An anvil sits in the center of the space near a grooved swage block for shaping metal and a power hammer for pounding it.
From Washington Post
For large hand-made forgings the swage block, such as in Fig.
From Project Gutenberg
We may check it to some extent, however, by employing a bottom swage block, as in Fig.
From Project Gutenberg
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