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swarf

  [swawrf]
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–noun
an accumulation of fine particles of metal or abrasive cut or ground from work by a machine tool or grinder.
Origin:
1560–70; < ON svarf, akin to sverfa to file, or continuing OE geswearf, gesweorf
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swarf   (swôrf)   
n.  Fine metallic filings or shavings removed by a cutting tool.

[Of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse svarf.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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