Definition of Swage block

1. Noun. An iron block cut with holes and grooves to assist in cold working metal.

Generic synonyms: Block

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swage Block

swaddlers
swaddles
swaddling
swaddling-clothes
swaddling bands
swaddling clothes
swaddlings
swaddy
swads
swadust mushroom
swag
swagbellied
swagbellies
swagbelly
swage
swage block (current term)
swaged
swager
swagers
swages
swagged
swagger
swagger portrait
swagger portraits
swagger stick
swaggered
swaggerer
swaggerers
swaggering
swaggeringly

Literary usage of Swage block

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"The swage block is so arranged that it may be readily clamped in any desired position and may as readily be released whenever it is necessary to adjust tke ..."

2. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"The swage block is so arranged th.tt it may be readily clamped in any desired position and may as readily he released whenever it i* necessary to adjust the ..."

3. Knight's American Mechanical Dictionary: A Description of Tools, Instruments by Edward Henry Knight (1876)
"Swage-block. A large perforated block of iron, having grooved sides and ... Swage-Block. 2. (Mining.) A cavern or opening into which water disappears. ..."

4. Smith's Work: With Numerous Engravings and Diagrams by Paul Nooncree Hasluck (1902)
"swage block. smith's work, as will be made apparent as the subject is pursued. ... swage block Stand. Punches are circular, square, oval, oblong, ..."

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