swage
[ sweyj ]
/ sweɪdʒ /
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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.
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.
Nearby words
Origin of swage
1325–75; Middle English souage < Middle French
Related formsswag·er, noun
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Examples from the Web for swaging
Decreased in diameter, width or thickness, by forging or swaging.
Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II|Joshua RoseThe 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 RoseThe ends are upset or enlarged in order to leave enough metal to be dressed down flush, by swaging or by flattering.
British Dictionary definitions for swaging
swage
/ (sweɪdʒ) /
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper