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swage

Main Entry:: ¹swage
Pronunciation:: \ˈswāj, ˈswej\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: Middle English, ornamental border, from Middle French souage
Date:: circa 1812

: 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

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