Definition of spall Spall
/spΙΛl/ - [spol] - spall
We found 12 definitions of spall from 4 different sources.
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What does spall mean?
WordNet
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| spall - 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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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary π
- spall (n.)
The shoulder. - spall (n.)
A chip or fragment, especially a chip of stone as struck off the block by the hammer, having at least one feather-edge. - spall (v. t.)
To break into small pieces, as ore, for the purpose of separating from rock. - spall (v. t.)
To reduce, as irregular blocks of stone, to an approximately level surface by hammering. - spall (v. i.)
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.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary π
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spawl, n. (Spens.) the shoulder.βAlso Spald. [O. Fr. espauleβL. spatula, a broad blade.] -
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spawl, v.t. and v.i. to split, splinter, to chip.βn. a chip or splinter thrown off.βv.t. and v.i. Spalt, to split off splinters.βadj. brittle
