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swage

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) swage (noun)
  2. 2) swage (verb)
  3. swage block (noun)
  4. swage bolt (noun)
  5. swage-set (verb)
  6. hot-swage (verb)

1swage

noun \ˈswāj, ˈswej\

Definition of SWAGE

: a tool used by metalworkers for shaping their work by holding it on the work or the work on it and striking with a hammer or sledge

Origin of SWAGE

Middle English, ornamental border, from Middle French souage
First Known Use: circa 1812

Other Handicraft Terms

biscuit, darn, tambour, wrought

Rhymes with SWAGE

age, cage, gage, Gage, gauge, mage, page, rage, sage, stage, wage

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