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n a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging v form metals with a swage v droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness v walk as…

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  1. n a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging v form metals with a swage v droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness v walk as if unable to control one's movements v sway heavily or unsteadily