What does Swarf mean?


Swarf \Swarf\, v. i. [Cf. Swerve.]

To grow languid; to faint. [Scot.]

"To swarf for very hunger." --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]


Swarf \Swarf\, n. [Cf. Swerve.]

The grit worn away from grindstones in grinding cutlery wet. [Prov. Eng.]

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