swage

1 of 2

noun

: 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 2

verb

swaged; swaging

transitive verb

: to shape by or as if by means of a swage

Examples of swage in a Sentence

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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

Time Traveler
The first known use of swage was circa 1812

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“Swage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/swage. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

swage

transitive verb
swaged; swaging
: to fuse (a strand of suture) onto the end of a surgical needle
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