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Meaning Of Swage
v. t. & i.
See Assuage.
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.
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.