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▪ I. † ˈswaging, vbl. n.1 Obs. [f. swage v.1 + -ing1.] 1. Assuagement, alleviation, relief.
1340–70Alex. & Dind. 921 Aftur swaginge of swinc swiþe comeþ ioie. 1382Wyclif Eccl. xxxvi. 25 If ther is tunge of curing, ther is and of swaging, and of mercy. c1425Wyntoun Cron. iv. iii. 230 Qwhil þe ost þe huffynge made, And swagyn [v.r. swageing] of þe wattyr bayde. 1483Cath. Angl. 373/1 A Swagynge, mitigacio. 1531Tindale Expos. 1 John ii. (1537) 19 The swagynge of woundes. 1543Traheron Vigo's Chirurg. v. vi. 170 Yf medicine preuayle not for the swagynge of the toothe ache. 2. Subsidence into a state of quiescence, or the like.
c1440Promp. Parv. 481/2 Swagynge of blood, stagnacio. 1530Palsgr. 277/2 Swagyng, refrigeration. 3. concr. An otter's excrement. (Cf. swage n.1 2.)
1590Cockaine Treat. Hunting D ij, Your huntsman..must goe to the water; and seeke for the new swaging of an Otter. So † ˈswaging ppl. a., alleviating.
1483Cath. Angl. 372/2 Swagynge, mulcens. ▪ II. swaging, vbl. n.2|ˈsweɪdʒɪŋ| [f. swage n.2, v.3 + -ing1.] †a. The making of swages or mouldings. b. The use of the swage in shaping metal. Also attrib.
1688Holme Armoury iii. 259/2 Swaging, is to put edges or Threads to the skirts or any part of a Plate. 1832[see swage n.2 2 b]. 1842Civil Eng. & Arch. Jrnl. V. 285/2 This very cold hammering and swaging, as it is termed. 1880R. Grimshaw (title) The History..of Saws of all kinds, with appendices, concerning..Setting, Swaging, Gumming, Filing, etc. 1884B'ham Daily Post 23 Feb. 2/4 Wireing, Swaging and Wheeling Machines. |