Crossword-Solution: SWARF
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Swarf | v. i. | To grow languid; to faint. |
| Swarf | n. | The grit worn away from grindstones in grinding cutlery wet. |
We have 2 clues for the answer “SWARF”
| Clue | Answers |
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| material removed by cutting tools in the machining of metals, stone, etc | 1 answer |
| Pass (out) | 21 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
The old plural of Eye.
Hint 2 anagram
ENE
Hint 3 another clue
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Sentences with SWARF (4)
When, in God's name, will he tak flight? I canna stand this muckle langer." "Three times have I warded off a swarf," said Kitty.
These are ground to a fine powder under heavy mill-stones, and constitute a most valuable reducing agent, known technically as "iron swarf." The metallic iron introduced in this form into the aniline still is converted into an oxide of iron by the action of the nitrobenzene, and this oxide of iron is used by the gas-maker for purifying the gas from sulphur as already described.
Gude preserve us! my faither didna ken where he was stan'in--didna ken what he was doing; an', though he kept his feet, he was just in a kind o' swarf, like.
The filtering material consists of fine iron or steel shavings, filings, turnings, or borings obtained from the swarf or skin of cast iron, wrought iron, or steel; this material may either be used by itself, or it may be used with other materials, either mixed with them or in separate layers.