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spall
[spawl] 
,–noun
| 1. | a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore. |
–verb (used with object)
| 2. | to break into smaller pieces, as ore; split or chip. |
–verb (used without object)
| 3. | to break or split off in chips or bits. |
Origin:
1750–60; orig. uncert.; cf. late ME spalle a chip
1750–60; orig. uncert.; cf. late ME spalle a chip
Related forms:
spaller, noun
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| spall (spôl) n. A chip, fragment, or flake from a piece of stone or ore. v. spalled, spall·ing, spalls v. tr. To break up into chips or fragments. v. intr. To chip or crumble. [Middle English spalle.] |
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