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swage
v.
shape or bend metal by means of a swage
Swaging
Swaging (, pronunciation note below) is a
forging process in which the dimensions of an item are altered using dies into which the item is forced. Swaging is usually a
cold working process; however, it is sometimes done as a
hot working process.
swage
Noun
1. a tool used to thicken or spread (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging
(synonym) upset
(hypernym) tool
Verb
1. form metals with a swage
(synonym) upset
(hypernym) shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge
Swaging
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Swage
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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