I. ˈswāj, ˈswej noun
Etymology: Middle English, ornamental border, from Middle French souage
Date: circa 1812
: a tool used by metalworkers for shaping their work by holding it on the work or the work on it and striking with a hammer or sledge
II. transitive verb
( swaged ; swag·ing )
Date: 1831
: to shape by or as if by means of a swage