swage — ozdic

Definitions

noun

1

A tool, used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers, for shaping of a metal item.

"I made a swage and hammered out the test bars to the required .615 inch plus or minus .003, the thickness of a sheet of paper. […]

If he were making round or square-sectioned nails, the blacksmith also kept a "swage" near the anvil. If different sizes, shapes, and heads were required, the nailor had a number of swages or a number of holes in the one swage.

verb

1

To bend or shape through use of a swage.

verb

1

Obsolete form of assuage.

apt words have power to swage

Collocations

5

ADJ.

hammered, near

VERB + SWAGE

kept, made, power

SWAGE + NOUN

anvil

PREP.

out

ADV.

also

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or

upset

verb — form metals with a swage

upset

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

4

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"I made a swage and hammered out the test bars to the required .615 inch plus or minus .003, the thickness of a sheet of paper. […]

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02

If he were making round or square-sectioned nails, the blacksmith also kept a "swage" near the anvil. If different sizes, shapes, and heads were required, the nailor had a number of swages or a number

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03

[…] The blacksmith let me help out, hold the horse while he was putting the shoe on, turn the hand forge, clean up the shop. And after awhile he taught me names of everything. He'd say, 'Boy, hand me

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04

apt words have power to swage

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, swage is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.