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swage

Pronunciation:  sweyj

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 Definition: [v]  form metals with a swage
 
 Synonyms: upset
 
 See Also: forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. \Swage\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Swaged}; p. pr. & vb.
    n. {Swaging}.] [Equiv. to suage, abbrev. fr. assuage.]
    See {Assuage}. [Obs.]
    
    
  2. \Swage\, n.
    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.
    
    {Swage block}, a perforated block of iron, having grooved
       sides and adapted for use in heading bolts and swaging
       objects of large size.
    
    
  3. \Swage\, v. 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.
    
    
 

 

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