swarf: Word of the day for January 24, 2018
swarf , n : (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. (countable) A particular waste chip or shaving. swarf v (transitive) To grind down. […] (intransitive, Scotland, obsolete) To grow languid; to faint.