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swarf

[ swawrf ]

noun

  1. an accumulation of fine particles of metal or abrasive cut or ground from work by a machine tool or grinder.


swarf

/ swɑːf; swɔːf /

noun

  1. material removed by cutting or grinding tools in the machining of metals, stone, etc
  2. radioactive metal waste from a nuclear power station
  3. small fragments of disintegrating spacecraft, orbiting the earth
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of swarf1

1560–70; < Old Norse svarf, akin to sverfa to file, or continuing Old English geswearf, gesweorf
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Word History and Origins

Origin of swarf1

C16: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse svarf metallic dust
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Example Sentences

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.

Swarf, 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.

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