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Definitions for: Swage [v] form metals with a swage
Webster (1913) Definition: Swage, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Swaged; p. pr. & vb.
n. Swaging.] [Equiv. to suage, abbrev. fr. assuage.]
See Assuage. [Obs.]
Swage, 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.
Swage block, a perforated block of iron, having grooved
sides and adapted for use in heading bolts and swaging
objects of large size.
Swage, 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.
Synonyms: upset
See Also: forge, form, mold, mould, shape, work
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