this suggested answer has been given 2 or 3 times before on this site BUT ....... such deafening silence from so many abers that have finished their puzzle ..... having got the answers that THEY needed .... often just watching others asking, without asking themselves (for fear of being set upon) .....
SWAGE:
noun: tool used to shape cold metal: a tool or die used to shape cold metal by hammering or applying pressure
verb: to bend or shape metal with a swage
engineering: (swage block) holed metal block for shaping metal: a metal block with holes or grooves used to shape cold metal
just cannot see the link to MONEY, but I may be wrong?
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the answer given before -
there is a 'old slang' word meaning money as in 'salary and wages' ..... the word has many meanings .... e.g.
another term for a propeller;
a cylinder with a helical groove on its outside (thread);
when added to the word thumb, it is an instrument of torture !
a snooker / billiard shot, when followed by the word 'back'
etc etc