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swage

  [sweyj] ,noun, verb, swaged, swag⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a tool for bending cold metal to a required shape.
2. a tool, die, or stamp for giving a particular shape to metal on an anvil, in a stamping press, etc.
3. swage block.
–verb (used with object)
4. to bend or shape by means of a swage.
5. to reduce or taper (an object), as by forging or squeezing.
Origin:
1325–75; ME souage < MF

Related forms:
swager, noun
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swage   (swāj)   
n.  
  1. A tool used in bending or shaping cold metal.
  2. A stamp or die for marking or shaping metal with a hammer.
  3. A swage block.
tr.v.   swaged, swag·ing, swag·es
To bend or shape by or as if by using a swage.

[Middle English, ornamental border, from Old French souage.]
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Swage

Swage\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Swaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Swaging.] [Equiv. to suage, abbrev. fr. assuage.] See Assuage. [Obs.]

Swage

Swage\, n. A tool, variously shaped or grooved on the end or face, used by blacksmiths and other workers in metals, for shaping their work, whether sheet metal or forging, by holding the swage upon the work, or the work upon the swage, and striking with a sledge.

Swage block, a perforated block of iron, having grooved sides and adapted for use in heading bolts and swaging objects of large size.

Swage

Swage\, v. t. To shape by means of a swage; to fashion, as a piece of iron, by forcing it into a groove or mold having the required shape.
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Main Entry: swage
Pronunciation: 'swAj, 'swej
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: swaged; swag·ing
: to fuse (a strand ofsuture) onto the end of a surgical needle
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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