Reference meaning
swarf
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The waste chips or shavings from an abrasive activity, such as metalworking, a saw cutting wood, or the use of a grindstone or whetstone.
Other meanings
2. noun
A particular waste chip or shaving.
3. verb
To grind down.
4. verb
To grow languid; to faint.
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