Metal-shaping tool Crossword Clue

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Metal-shaping tool Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. form metals with a swage
(noun)
1. a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

SHAPING (noun)
1. any process serving to define the shape of something
2. the act of fabricating something in a particular shape
SHAPING (adjective)
1. forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning
METAL (adjective)
1. containing or made of or resembling or characteristic of a metal
METAL (noun)
1. a mixture containing two or more metallic elements or metallic and nonmetallic elements usually fused together or dissolving into each other when molten
2. any of several chemical elements that are usually shiny solids that conduct heat or electricity and can be formed into sheets etc.
METAL (verb)
1. cover with metal

Hint 3: Anagram

Unscramble the letters below to solve for today's answer.
WAGES

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