swage
swage · swages
Gesenk, Formgesenk, Stanze, Form
A tool, used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers, for shaping of a metal itemA tool, used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers, for shaping of a metal item.
/ˈsweɪd͡ʒ/
Meaning
1 sensesA tool, used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers, for shaping of a metal item.
Gesenk, Formgesenk, Stanze
a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging
Translations
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By meaning 1
tool used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers for cold shaping of a metal item:
Origin
Inherited from Middle English swage, from Middle French souage, from Old French souage (“dInherited from Middle English swage, from Middle French souage, from Old French souage (“decorative groove”), from soue (“rope”), from Vulgar Latin *soca, from Gaulish *souca (“cord”), from Proto-Celtic *soukā, from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to twist, bend”).
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Forms
plural: swagesSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging:upset
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedswage block