upset, swage
(noun) a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging
swage, upset
(verb) form metals with a swage
Source: WordNet® 3.1
swage (plural swages)
A tool, used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers, for cold shaping of a metal item.
A swage may be variously shaped or grooved on the end or face, but typically involves working with cold metal by forcing it into a die.
swage (third-person singular simple present swages, present participle swaging, simple past and past participle swaged)
(transitive) To bend or shape through use of a swage.
swage (third-person singular simple present swages, present participle swaging, simple past and past participle swaged)
Obsolete form of assuage.
• waegs, wages
Source: Wiktionary
Swage, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Swaged; p. pr. & vb. n. Swaging.] Etym: [Equiv. to suage, abbrev. fr. assuage.]
Definition: See Assuage. [Obs.]
Swage, n.
Definition: 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.
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 April 2025
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