swage
[ sweyj ]
/ sweɪdʒ /
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.
Words nearby swage
swaddling clothes, swaddy, swadeshi, swados, swag, swage, swage block, swagger, swagger coat, swagger stick, swaggering
Origin of swage
1325–75; Middle English souage < Middle French
OTHER WORDS FROM swage
swag·er, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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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 forms of swage
swager, nounWord Origin for swage
C19: from French souage, of unknown origin
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