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swage

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Noun, Verb (transitive)

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun swage has 1 sense

Verb swage has 1 sense

CIDE DICTIONARY

swagev. t. & i. [Equiv. to suage, abbrev. fr. assuage.].
swagen. 
     A tool, variously shaped or grooved on the end or face, used by blacksmiths and other workers in metals, for shaping their work, whether sheet metal or forging, by holding the swage upon the work, or the work upon the swage, and striking with a sledge.  [1913 Webster]
Swage block, a perforated block of iron, having grooved sides and adapted for use in heading bolts and swaging objects of large size.
swagev. t. 
     To shape by means of a swage; to fashion, as a piece of iron, by forcing it into a groove or mold having the required shape.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

swage, n. & v.
--n.
1 a die or stamp for shaping wrought iron etc. by hammering or pressure.
2 a tool for bending metal etc.
--v.tr. shape with a swage.

Idiom
swage-block a block with various perforations, grooves, etc., for shaping metal.
Etymology
F s(o)uage decorative groove, of unkn. orig.
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