swedge, n. — Green’s Dictionary of Slang

swedge n.

[? SE swedge, a type of chisel with a bevelled edge, orig. used for making a groove around a horseshoe and latterly for various jobs requiring the bending of cold metal]

(Scot.) a fight.

1993		I. Welsh Trainspotting 30: It’s me, me, fucking me [...] against the world, and it’s a one-sided swedge.
2012		(con. 1980s) I. Welsh Skagboys 161: Mitch is very handy in a swedge but [...] this isnae his fight.