swarf

[ swawrf ]

/ swɔrf /

noun

an accumulation of fine particles of metal or abrasive cut or ground from work by a machine tool or grinder.

Origin of swarf

1560–70; <Old Norse svarf, akin to sverfa to file, or continuing Old English geswearf, gesweorf

Words nearby swarf

swap (switch) horses in midstream, swaption, swaraj, sward, sware, swarf, swarm, swarm cell, swarm intelligence, swart, swarth

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Example sentences from the Web for swarf

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.
The Monastery|Sir Walter Scott
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.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
Swarf, swrf, n. the grit from a grindstone in grinding cutlery wet.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)|Various

British Dictionary definitions for swarf

swarf

/ (swɔːf, swɑːf) /

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

Word Origin for swarf

C16: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse svarf metallic dust

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单词	swarf
释义	swarf [ swawrf ] / swɔrf / noun an accumulation of fine particles of metal or abrasive cut or ground from work by a machine tool or grinder. Origin of swarf 1560–70; <Old Norse svarf, akin to sverfa to file, or continuing Old English geswearf, gesweorf Words nearby swarf swap (switch) horses in midstream, swaption, swaraj, sward, sware, swarf, swarm, swarm cell, swarm intelligence, swart, swarth Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for swarf 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. The Monastery\|Sir Walter Scott 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. The Mysteries of All Nations\|James Grant Swarf, swrf, n. the grit from a grindstone in grinding cutlery wet. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements)\|Various British Dictionary definitions for swarf swarf / (swɔːf, swɑːf) / 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 Word Origin for swarf C16: of Scandinavian origin; related to Old Norse svarf metallic dust Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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