the Fifth Week of Lent
Click here to join the effort!
Bible Dictionaries
Swage
Webster's Dictionary
(1):
(n.) A tool, variously shaped or grooved on the end or face, used by blacksmiths and other workers in metals, for shaping their work, whether sheet metal or forging, by holding the swage upon the work, or the work upon the swage, and striking with a sledge.
(2):
(v. t. & i.) See Assuage.
(3):
(v. t.) To shape by means of a swage; to fashion, as a piece of iron, by forcing it into a groove or mold having the required shape.
These files are public domain.
Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Used by Permission.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Swage'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/s/swage.html. 1828.