SWARFS

Noun

swarfs

plural of swarf

Verb

swarfs

Third-person singular simple present indicative form 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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