swedgeとは 意味・読み方・使い方

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名詞

swedge (countable かつ uncountable, 複数形 swedges)

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

動詞

swedge (三人称単数 現在形 swedges, 現在分詞 swedging, 過去形および過去分詞形 swedged)

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.
   • 1901, Rudyard Kipling, chapter 14, in Kim:

     He bound them into a neat packet, swedging down the stiff, sticky oilcloth at the corners..

アナグラム

• Wedges, wedges