Associations to the word «Swage»

Wiktionary

SWAGE, noun. A tool, used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers, for cold shaping of a metal item.
SWAGE, verb. To bend or shape through use of a swage.
SWAGE, verb. Obsolete form of assuage.
SWAGE BLOCK, noun. A perforated iron block with grooved sides, adapted for use in heading bolts and swaging large objects.
SWAGE BLOCKS, noun. Plural of swage block

Dictionary definition

SWAGE, noun. A tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging.
SWAGE, verb. Form metals with a swage.

Wise words

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