This is a swarf.
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Swarf
//swɔːf//
Synonyms for "swarf" (2 found)
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Translations
16 translations across 8 languages.
Dutch
2 entries- schilfer noun (a particular chip or shaving)
- spaan noun (a particular chip or shaving)
Finnish
2 entries- puru noun (a particular chip or shaving)
- purut noun (waste chips or shavings)
French
2 entries- copeau noun (a particular chip or shaving)
- copeaux noun (waste chips or shavings)
German
2 entries- Span noun (a particular chip or shaving)
- Späne noun (waste chips or shavings)
Greek
4 entries- απόβλιττα noun (waste chips or shavings)
- απόβλιττο noun (a particular chip or shaving)
- θραύσμα noun (a particular chip or shaving)
- ροκανίδι noun (waste chips or shavings)
Māori
1 entries- maramara maitai noun (waste chips or shavings)
Russian
1 entries- стру́жка noun (waste chips or shavings)
Spanish
1 entries- viruta noun (waste chips or shavings)
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Filings of iron, called Swarf, the barrel — — 0 [shillings] 2 [pence]
Source: wiktionary
The softest and almost the cleanest iron for turning for cotton and other machinery is made from wrought iron swarf (or turnings). Sometimes the swarf is worked by itself, but commonly a ball is made of good swarf, and while hot, fine swarf is thrown into the furnace, and the ball is rolled about so that the swarf adheres to it, and it is then taken to the hammer.
Source: wiktionary
As sandpaper is pushed across wood, the abrasive grains dig into the surface and cut out minute shavings, which are called swarf in industry jargon.
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