swedge

swedge noun: a tool (originally a bevelled chisel) for making grooves in horseshoes.

Noun

swedge (countable and uncountable, plural swedges)

swedge (third-person singular simple present swedges, present participle swedging, simple past and past participle 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.1846, editorial staff, “NAIL SWEDGING MACHINE”, in Scientific American, series 1, Volume 2, Issue 13, page 97
(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..1901, Rudyard Kipling, chapter 14, in Kim

அச்சுத்தவாளிப்பு

Noun
plural	swedges
Verb
third-person singular present	swedges
present participle	swedging
past participle	swedged
past	swedged

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

What does swedge mean?: Swedge means a tool (originally a bevelled chisel) for making grooves in horseshoes.
What is swedge in Tamil?: Swedge in Tamil is அச்சுத்தவாளிப்பு. See Swedge meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is swedge?: Swedge can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of swedge?: The plural of swedge is swedges.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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