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swage

[sweyj] ,noun, verb, swaged, swag⋅ing.
–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


swager, noun
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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