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swarf
noun
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(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.]
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a particular chip or shaving
swarf
verb
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(transitive) To grind down.
swarf
verb
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(intransitive, Scotland, obsolete) To grow languid; to faint.
swarf
noun
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(obsolete) A faint or swoon.
breaker
Noun
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A breaker is something that breaks.
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A breaker is a machine breaking rocks.