▪ I. † ˈswager1 Obs. rare.
[f. swage v.1 + -er1.]
= assuager.
| 1612 Woodall Surg. Mate Wks. (1653) 29 This..plaster is a..good swager of pains. |
▪ II. swager2 Now rare.
(ˈsweɪdʒə(r))
[f. swage v.3 + -er1.]
One who swages metal.
| 1881 in Instructions to Census Clerks (1885) 91. 1921 Dict. Occup. Terms (1927) §190 s.v., Agricultural machine knife swager. 1954 Times 9 Apr. 9/4 In my grandfather's lifetime the swager was a familiar figure in the West Country. |