swarf
[ swawrf ]
/ swɔrf /
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noun
an accumulation of fine particles of metal or abrasive cut or ground from work by a machine tool or grinder.
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Origin of swarf
1560–70; <Old Norse svarf, akin to sverfa to file, or continuing Old English geswearf, gesweorf
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Example sentences from the Web for swarf
I never saw him plainer in my life than I did that moment; he held up an arrow as he passed me, and I swarf'd awa' wi' fright.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James GrantSwarf, swrf, n. the grit from a grindstone in grinding cutlery wet.
I never saw him plainer in my life than I did that moment; he held up an arrow as he passed me, and I swarf'd awa wi' fright.
The Monastery|Sir Walter Scott
British Dictionary definitions for swarf
swarf
/ (swɔːf, swɑːf) /
noun
material removed by cutting or grinding tools in the machining of metals, stone, etc
radioactive metal waste from a nuclear power station
small fragments of disintegrating spacecraft, orbiting the earth
Word Origin for swarf
C16: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse svarf metallic dust
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