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A tool, variously shaped or grooved on the end or face, used by blacksmiths and other workers in metals, for shaping their work, whether sheet metal or forging, by holding the swage upon the work, or the work upon the swage, and striking with a sledge.
To shape by means of a swage; to fashion, as a piece of iron, by forcing it into a groove or mold having the required shape.
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To walk with a swaying motion; hence, to walk and act in a pompous, consequential manner.
To boast or brag noisily; to be ostentatiously proud or vainglorious; to bluster; to bully.
To bully.
The act or manner of a swaggerer.
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One who swaggers; a blusterer; a bully; a boastful, noisy fellow.
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Inclined to swag; sinking, hanging, or leaning by its weight.
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A servant.
A young man dwelling in the country; a rustic; esp., a cuntry gallant or lover; -- chiefly in poetry.
Pertaining to, or resembling, a swain; rustic; ignorant.
A little swain.
A court held before the verders of the forest as judges, by the steward of the court, thrice every year, the swains, or freeholders, within the forest composing the jury.
The condition of a swain.