Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swedge

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: swedge
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A tool (originally a bevelled chisel) for making grooves in horseshoes.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Slang; Uncountable

verb

To shape metal using a hammer or other force.

verb

To leave (a restaurant etc.) without paying.

Colloquial

verb

To fold under or round an object.

Example Sentences

"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."
"He bound them into a neat packet, swedging down the stiff, sticky oilcloth at the corners.."

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

swedges (plural) swedges (present, singular) swedging (participle, present) swedged (participle, past) swedged (past)

Questions

What does swedge mean?: A tool (originally a bevelled chisel) for making grooves in horseshoes.
Where does swedge come from?: Variant of English swage (“a groove, moulding; moulding tool”).

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