SWARFING

Verb

swarfing

present participle of swarf

Source: Wiktionary


SWARF

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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9 April 2025

COMMISERATIVE

(adjective) feeling or expressing sympathy; “made commiserative clicking sounds with his tongue”- Kenneth Roberts


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International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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