Swarf \Swarf\, v. i. [Cf. {Swerve}.] To grow languid; to faint. [Scot.] "To swarf for very hunger." --Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]
Swarf \Swarf\, n. [Cf. {Swerve}.] The grit worn away from grindstones in grinding cutlery wet. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster]