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swage
/ˈsweɪd͡ʒ/
verb 2noun 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
hammered, near
VERB + SWAGE
kept, made, power
SWAGE + NOUN
anvil
PREP.
out
ADV.
also
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
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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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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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[…] 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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apt words have power to swage
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