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1. (n.) spall
a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
2. (v.t.) spall
to break into smaller pieces, as ore; split or chip.
3. (v.i.) spall
to break or split off in chips or bits.
Etymology: (1750–60; orig. uncert.; cf. late ME spalle a chip)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) spall, spawl
a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge
"a truck bearing a mound of blue spalls"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) spall
the shoulder
2. (noun) spall
a chip or fragment, especially a chip of stone as struck off the block by the hammer, having at least one feather-edge
3. (verb) spall
to break into small pieces, as ore, for the purpose of separating from rock
4. (verb) spall
to reduce, as irregular blocks of stone, to an approximately level surface by hammering
5. (verb) spall
to give off spalls, or wedge-shaped chips; -- said of stone, as when badly set, with the weight thrown too much on the outer surface
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