spalt (uncountable)
Spelter.
spalt (comparative more spalt, superlative most spalt)
(of wood) Brittle.
Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy.
spalt (third-person singular simple present spalts, present participle spalting, simple past and past participle spalted)
(ambitransitive) To break off pieces, or have them broken off, especially with an axe etc; to splinter.
Synonym: spall
• -plast, plats, slapt, splat
Source: Wiktionary
Spalt, n. Etym: [Cf. G. spaltstein, from spalten to split. See 1st Spell.] (Metal.)
Definition: Spelter. [Colloq.]
Spalt, a. Etym: [See 1st Spell.]
1. Liable to break or split; brittle; as, spalt timber. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
2. Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy. [Prov. Eng.]
Spalt, v. t. & i. Etym: [Cf. OE. spalden. See Spalt, a.]
Definition: To split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
