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SWARF
Etymology 1
Noun
swarf (countable and uncountable, plural swarfs)
(uncountable) The waste chips or shavings from an abrasive activity, such as metalworking, a saw cutting wood, or the use of a grindstone or whetstone. [from mid 16th c.]
(countable) A particular waste chip or shaving.
Synonyms
• (chips or shavings): turnings
Verb
swarf (third-person singular simple present swarfs, present participle swarfing, simple past and past participle swarfed)
(transitive) To grind down.
Etymology 2
Verb
swarf (third-person singular simple present swarfs, present participle swarfing, simple past and past participle swarfed)
(intransitive, Scotland, obsolete) To grow languid; to faint.
Noun
swarf (plural swarfs)
(obsolete) A faint or swoon.
Anagrams
• FWSAR, Warfs
Source: Wiktionary
Swarf, v. i. Etym: [Cf. Swerve.]
Definition: To grow languid; to faint. [Scot.] "To swarf for very hunger." Sir W. Scott.
Swarf, n. Etym: [Cf. Swerve.]
Definition: The grit worn away from grindstones in grinding cutlery wet. [Prov. Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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