Looking for the meaning or definition of the word swarf? Here's what it means.
Noun
(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.]
(countable) A particular waste chip or shaving.
Verb
(transitive) To grind down.
Verb
(intransitive, Scotland, obsolete) To grow languid; to faint.