swedge

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A tool (originally a bevelled chisel) for making grooves in horseshoes.
2. (Scotland, slang, uncountable) The drug MDMA.

Verb

1. To shape metal using a hammer or other force.
2. (colloquial) To leave (a restaurant etc.) without paying.
3. To fold under or round an object.

Synonyms

swage

iron mold

iron pattern

Etymology

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