spall, spawl
(noun) 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”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spall (plural spalls)
A splinter, fragment or chip, especially of stone.
spall (third-person singular simple present spalls, present participle spalling, simple past and past participle spalled)
(ambitransitive) To break into fragments or small pieces.
(transitive) To reduce, as irregular blocks of stone, to an approximately level surface by hammering.
spall (plural spalls)
(obsolete, rare) The shoulder.
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Source: Wiktionary
Spall, n. Etym: [OF. espaule; cf. It. spalla. See Epaule.]
Definition: The shoulder. [Obs.] Spenser.
Spall, n. Etym: [Prov. E. spall, spell. See Spale, Spell a splinter.]
Definition: 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.
1. (Mining)
Definition: To break into small pieces, as ore, for the purpose of separating from rock. Pryce.
2. (Masonry)
Definition: To reduce, as irregular blocks of stone, to an approximately level surface by hammering.
Spall, v. i.
Definition: 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: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 April 2025
(noun) a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
