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What does swarf mean?

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Noun
  1. (uncountable) The waste chips or shavings from an abrasive activity, such as metalworking, a saw cutting wood, or the use of a grindstone or whetstone. [from mid 16th c.]
  2. (countable) A particular waste chip or shaving.
Verb
  1. (transitive) To grind down.
Verb
  1. (intransitive, Scotland, obsolete) To grow languid; to faint.
Noun
  1. (obsolete) A faint or swoon.
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