swedge

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swedge

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Variant of English swage (“a groove, moulding; moulding tool”).

noun swedges

countable, uncountable A tool (originally a bevelled chisel) for making grooves in horseshoes.
Scotland, slang, uncountable The drug MDMA.

verb swedges · swedging · swedged

To shape metal using a hammer or other force. We are now enabled to present the plan of a machine of the full size for swedging common nails to the shape above mentioned, and which may be operated successfully by small boys of 8 or 10 years, and who could make a fair business at half a cent per lb.
colloquial To leave (a restaurant etc.) without paying.
To fold under or round an object. He bound them into a neat packet, swedging down the stiff, sticky oilcloth at the corners..

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@misc{swedge_2026,
  title = {swedge},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/swedge},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}