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swarf
[ swawrf ]
noun
- an accumulation of fine particles of metal or abrasive cut or ground from work by a machine tool or grinder.
swarf
/ swɑːf; swɔːf /
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
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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.
From Project Gutenberg
Swarf, swrf, n. the grit from a grindstone in grinding cutlery wet.
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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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