Category:Swarf

Swarf, v. i. Etym: [cf. Swerve.]

Defn: to grow languid; to faint. [scot.] "to swarf for very hunger." Sir w. Scott.

Swarf Swarf, n. Etym: [cf. Swerve.]

Defn: the grit worn away from grindstones in grinding cutlery wet. [prov. Eng.]