3 entries under this word

Swage

Swāge, v. t. & i.

verbtransitiveintransitive

[imp. & p. p. SWAGED; p. pr. & vb. n. SWAGING.] [Equivalent to suage, abbreviated from assuage.] The same as ASSUAGE. [Obs.]

Swāge, n.

noun

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 in sheet metal or forging, by holding the tool upon it, or the work upon the tool, and striking with a sledge.

Swāge, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To shape by means of a swage; to fashion, as a piece of iron, by drawing it into a groove or mold having the required shape.