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spall definition

spall (spôl)

noun

a flake or chip, esp. of stone

Etymology: ME spalle, prob. < or akin to spalden, to chip, split, akin to Ger spalten, to split: see spool

transitive verb, intransitive verb

  1. to break up or split
  2. to break off in layers parallel to a surface

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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