swage/ˈsweɪd͡ʒ/EtymologyInherited from Middle English swage, from Old French souage (“decorative groove”), from soue (“rope”), from Vulgar Latin *soca, from Gaulish *souca (“cord”), from Proto-Celtic *soukā, from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“to twist, bend”).swage means A tool, used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers, for shaping of a metal item. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.nounA tool, used by blacksmiths and other metalworkers, for shaping of a metal item.“"I made a swage and hammered out the test bars to the required .615 inch plus or minus .003, the thickness of a sheet of paper. […]”verbTo bend or shape through use of a swage.