GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Swarf (?), v. i. [Cf. Swerve.] To grow languid; to faint. [Scot.] “To swarf for very hunger.”  Sir W. Scott.
   
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   Swarf, n. [Cf. Swerve.] The grit worn away from grindstones in grinding cutlery wet. [Prov. Eng.]
   
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