Definitions For Swarf
Etymology 1
From Middle English swarf, *swerf, from {{inh, en, ang, ġeswearf}}, ġesweorf, t=iron filings; rust and/or {{der, en, non, svarf, , metallic dust}}, both from {{inh, en, gem-pro, *swarbą, , that which is rubbed off; shavings}}, from {{der, en, gem-pro, *swerbaną, , to mop, wipe; to rub off}}; see further at swerve. The word is cognate to {{cog, ang, sweorfan, , to rub, scour; to file}}.{{R:Merriam Webster Online}}Noun
SWARF. (countable and uncountable, plural SWARFs) (uncountable) The waste#adjective, waste chip#noun, chips or shaving#noun, shavings from an abrasive#adjective, abrasive activity, such as metalworking#noun, metalworking, a saw#noun, saw cut#verb, cutting wood, or the use of a grindstone or whetstone. from mid 16th c. (countable) A particular waste chip or shaving.Synonyms
chips or shavings turning, turningsRelated terms
swerveTranslations
Finnish: purut, p French: copeaux, m-p German: Späne, m-p Finnish: puru French: copeau, m German: Span, m {{checktrans-top}} Arabic: رايش Azerbaijani: yonqar Basque: txirbil Catalan: borumballa, f, encenall Czech: tříska, třísky, f-p, hoblina, hobliny, f-p Estonian: laast French: copeau, m Galician: labra, f Italian: truciolo Kazakh: жаңқа, жоңқа Kyrgyz: кабык Maori: kotakota Persian: براده Polish: wiór Portuguese: cavaco, m Romanian: talaș, n, talaj, n Russian: стру́жка, f Spanish: viruta, f Ukrainian: стру́жка, f, остру́жокVerb
{{en-verb}} (transitive) To grind#verb, grind down.Etymology 2
From Middle English swarven, swerven, , to go; to deviate, turn aside; to stagger, be unsteady; to swerve, from {{inh, en, ang, sweorfan, , to wipe; to polish; to rub, scour; to file}}, from {{inh, en, gem-pro, *swerbaną, , to mop, wipe; to rub off}}. The word is cognate to {{cog, dum, swerven, , to rove; to stray}} (whence {{cog, nl, zwerven, , to roam}}), {{cog, nds, swarven, , to rove; to stray; to riot}}, {{cog, non, svarfa, , to sweep; to be agitated, upset}}, {{cog, no, svarva, , to agitate}}, sverva, , to whirl. See swerve.Verb
{{en-verb}} (intransitive, Scotland, obsolete) To grow languid; to faint#verb, faint.Noun
SWARF (plural SWARFs) (obsolete) A faint#noun, faint or swoon#noun, swoon.Anagrams
FWSAR, WarfsIs Swarf a Scrabble Word?
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