Swarf, also known as chips or by other process-specific names (such as turnings, filings, or shavings), is pieces of metal, wood, or plastic that are the debris or waste resulting from machining, woodworking, or similar subtractive (material-removing) manufacturing processes. Swarf or chips can be small particles (such as the gritty swarf from gri...
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grit from an axle; stone or metal filings
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• (n.) The grit worn away from grindstones in grinding cutlery wet. • (v. i.) To grow languid; to faint.
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Swarf intransitive verb [ Confer
Swerve .] To grow languid; to faint. [ Scot.] 'To
swarf for very hunger.'
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Swarf noun [ Confer
Swerve .] The grit worn away from grindstones in grinding cutlery wet. [ Prov. Eng.]
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Small particles of production scrap arising from turning, milling and boring. Often contaminated with cutting oil. May be baled or briquetted for transport and melting. See also turnings.
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an accumulation of fine particles of metal or abrasive cut or ground from work by a machine tool or grinder.
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