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[Meadoway]

Two to go 47a in snooker & billiards a stroke made with an inclined cue so as to achieve a sharp swerve to the ball M?S?E
57a small anvil used by blacksmiths and tinsmiths S?A?E

[Calibax]

massé

[Calibax]

swage

[EMor1]

I have stake for 57A

[Calibax]

I think you may be right EMor1. A swage is more a tool for bending metal rather than an anvil.
Chambers has stake as a tinsmith's anvil

[DTCwordfan]

masse
stake

[Meadoway]

thanks

[halirxmeros]

Masse

[Celtigra3]

There is such a thing as a swage block