swage

[sweyj]

noun

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

verb (used with object), swaged, swag·ing.

to bend or shape by means of a swage.
to reduce or taper (an object), as by forging or squeezing.

Origin of swage

1325–75; Middle English souage < Middle French

Related formsswag·er, noun

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Historical Examples of swaging

Decreased in diameter, width or thickness, by forging or swaging.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II
Joshua Rose
The welding of the whole may then be done at one heat, swaging the outside of the collar first.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II
Joshua Rose
The ends are upset or enlarged in order to leave enough metal to be dressed down flush, by swaging or by flattering.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6
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British Dictionary definitions for swaging

swage

noun

a shaped tool or die used in forming cold metal by hammering, pressing, etc
a decorative moulding

verb

(tr) to form (metal) with a swage

Derived Formsswager, noun

Word Origin for swage

C19: from French souage, of unknown origin

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Word Origin and History for swaging

swage

"to shape or bend by use of a tool," 1831, from swage (n.), the name of the tool for bending or shaping cold metal (1812), from Old French souage.