noun. a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging.
verb. form metals with a swage.
1. Noun, singular or mass Swages were tools with a variety of shapes and grooves made for imprinting on the metal; the swage would be placed on top of a hot piece of metal and struck with a hammer to form an impression.
