Wheel'-swarf, n.
n. A clayey cement or putty made from the dust obtained from the abrasion of grind-stones, and used, in furnaces for making steel, to cover the layers of iron and charcoal. [Prov. Eng.]
n. A clayey cement or putty made from the dust obtained from the abrasion of grind-stones, and used, in furnaces for making steel, to cover the layers of iron and charcoal. [Prov. Eng.]