English dictionary
spall
/sp/O/l/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge
ExamplesA truck bearing a mound of blue spalls.
Synonyms spawlSource: WordNet 3.0
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The shoulder.
Source: webster1913
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A chip or fragment, especially a chip of stone as struck off the block by the hammer, having at least one feather-edge.
Source: webster1913
verb
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To break into small pieces, as ore, for the purpose of separating from rock.
Source: webster1913
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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.
Source: webster1913