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Any amount of very finely ground material created as a result of mechanical surface friction.
When changing my engine oil, I noticed a little bit of metallic swarf on my magnetic drain plug.
swarf by 175623226 December 31, 2011
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commonly found in most engineering practices. swarf is a small, thin, sharp shard of metal. which flies off of material as you cut it.
clean out your swarf bin now!
swarf by swarf bopydfvbf November 10, 2017
the white remains left on a poly lens after being generated, safety beveled, or edged.
Christa forgot to clean the swarf off the lenses before she final inspected them.
swarf by The Lab Rat March 30, 2009
watching these two people fight is so swarf
swarf by sparky mcgee March 25, 2007
a sweater/scarf combo; a scarf with sleeves.
She looks hot in that swarf.
swarf by missjuicy88 February 26, 2010

swarf around the drill hole

The flakey and sometimes crusty pellets of turd that accumulate around ones dunger
“Man,that new loo paper is terrible! barely did the job,I’m bound to be left with swarf around the drill hole after wiping with that stuff...”

Scarfman 

Noted shortwave-radio hobbyist and well-respected attendee of the Winter SWL Fests held annually in Kulpsville, PA. As a maverick of cutting-edge fashion, he has made indoor scarf-wearing all the rage among the trendiest hipsters and tripsters of radio ghettos worldwide. Never satisfied with mere radio listening, he has personally logged several thousand serial numbers of every type of radio equipment ever produced. In addition to this exhaustive pursuit, he can be seen frequently recording audio clips of the forums presented at the Winterfests.

A true radio original..
As a sideline, Scarfman works with worldwide police departments and Interpol as a Stolen Radios Recovery Consultant, providing serial numbers that match with numbers provided to the authorities by the victims of radio theft.
Scarfman by The Unit "151" January 13, 2008
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