From: DLylis@aol.com
> In a message dated 2/14/2007 11:45:40 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> pethier@comcast.net writes:
>
> and don't sweat the swarf.
>
> I am trying not to . . .but I don't know what it is!
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swarf
Function: noun
Etymology: probably from Middle English *swerf, from Old English geswearf,
gesweorf; akin to Old English sweorfan to file away more at swerve
Date: 1565
: material (as metallic particles and abrasive fragments) removed by a cutting
:or grinding tool
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So, as you drill the holes for the center brackets, don't sweat the swarf.
"Don't Sweat The Swarf" is the title of a book by British-car expert Sir
Bentley Haynes.
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Phil Ethier West Side Saint Paul Minnesota USA
1962 Triumph TR4 CT2846L, 1992 Saturn SL2, 1993 Suburban,
1994 Miata C package
pethier [at] comcast [dot] net http://forum.mnautox.com/forums/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pethier
I decry the textmessagization of the American-English language.
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