Swarf \Swarf\, v. i. [Cf. Swerve.]

To grow languid; to faint. [Scot.]

"To swarf for very hunger." --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Swarf \Swarf\, n. [Cf. Swerve.]

The grit worn away from grindstones in grinding cutlery wet. [Prov. Eng.]

[1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

Swarf \Swarf\, v. i. [Cf. Swerve.]

To grow languid; to faint. [Scot.]

``To swarf for very hunger.'' --Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Swarf \Swarf\, n. [Cf. Swerve.]

The grit worn away from grindstones in grinding cutlery wet. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)