SPALLED

Verb

spalled

simple past tense and past participle of spall

Source: Wiktionary


SPALL

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



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