swage
Pronunciation: (swāj), [key]
— n., v., swaged, swag•ing.
—n.
- a tool for bending cold metal to a required shape.
- a tool, die, or stamp for giving a particular shape to metal on an anvil, in a stamping press, etc.
- See
—v.t.
- to bend or shape by means of a swage.
- to reduce or taper (an object), as by forging or squeezing.
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