n.
He tramped for years till the swag he bore seemed part of himself. Lawson. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]
v. i.
I swag as a fat person's belly swaggeth as he goeth. Palsgrave. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having a prominent, overhanging belly. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
v. t. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. 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. [ 1913 Webster ]
Swage block,
v. t. & i.
v. i.
A man who swaggers about London clubs. Beaconsfield. [ 1913 Webster ]
What a pleasant it is . . . to swagger at the bar! Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]
To be great is not . . . to swagger at our footmen. Colier. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act or manner of a swaggerer. [ 1913 Webster ]
He gave a half swagger, half leer, as he stepped forth to receive us. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A swagman. [ Australia ] [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]