First Known Use: circa 1812
Dictionary
1swage
noun \ˈswāj, ˈswej\
Definition of SWAGE
: 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
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Origin of SWAGE
Middle English, ornamental border, from Middle French souage
2swage
transitive verb
swagedswag·ing
Definition of SWAGE
: to shape by or as if by means of a swage
First Known Use of SWAGE
1831
Medical Dictionary
swage
transitive verb \ˈswāj, ˈswej\
swagedswag·ing
Medical Definition of SWAGE
: to fuse (a strand of suture) onto the end of a surgical needle
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