swage
1 of 2noun
ˈswāj 
ˈswej
: a tool used by metalworkers for shaping their work by holding it on the work or the work on it and striking with a hammer or sledge
swage
2 of 2verb
swaged; swaging
transitive verb
: to shape by or as if by means of a swage
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web
Jeff Jackson, Outside Online, 28 July 2022 The tracks for the sliding doors are baked into the tail light-to-tail lamp swage lines, which also visually minimize the door handles. Dan Neil, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2021 Bryce M. Towsley, Field & Stream, 23 June 2020
Noun
Littler than the swage sleeve on a #1 micro Stopper. Jeff Jackson, Outside Online, 28 July 2022 The tracks for the sliding doors are baked into the tail light-to-tail lamp swage lines, which also visually minimize the door handles. Dan Neil, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2021 Verb
There are a multitude of tools to ream or swage the crimp out of the primer pocket. Bryce M. Towsley, Field & Stream, 23 June 2020 Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, ornamental border, from Middle French souage
First Known Use
Noun
circa 1812, in the meaning defined above
Verb
1831, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing swage
Medical Definition
swage
transitive verb
ˈswāj ˈswej
ˈswej swaged; swaging
: to fuse (a strand of suture) onto the end of a surgical needle