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Noun: swage  sweyj
  1. A tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging
    "The blacksmith used a swage to shape the metal rod";
    - upset
Verb: swage  sweyj
  1. Form metals with a swage
    "The blacksmith swaged the iron rod into shape";
    - upset

Derived forms: swages, swaged, swaging

Type of: forge, form, mold [N. Amer], mould [Brit, Cdn], shape, tool, work

Encyclopedia: Swage