swarf Meaning, Definition & Usage

Swarf intransitive verb

Etymology

Cf. Swerve.

Definitions

1. To grow languid; to faint. Scot. "To swarf for very hunger." Sir W. Scott.

Swarf noun

Etymology

Cf. Swerve.

Definitions

1. The grit worn away from grindstones in grinding cutlery wet. Prov. Eng.