swage
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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
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transitive verbswagedswag·ing
Definition of SWAGE
: to shape by or as if by means of a swage
First Known Use of SWAGE
1831
swage
transitive verb \ˈswāj, ˈswej\ (Medical Dictionary)swaged; swag·ing
Medical Definition of SWAGE
: to fuse (a strand of suture) onto the end of a surgical needle
swage
noun (Concise Encyclopedia)Perforated cast-iron or steel block with grooved sides, 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. Swage blocks are used in heading bolts and swaging bars by hand.
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