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spall
[ spawl ]
/ spɔl /
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noun
a chip or splinter, as of stone or ore.
verb (used with object)
to break into smaller pieces, as ore; split or chip.
verb (used without object)
to break or split off in chips or bits.
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Origin of spall
1750–60; origin uncertain; compare late Middle English spalle a chip
OTHER WORDS FROM spall
spaller, nounnon·spall·ing, adjectiveWords nearby spall
Spain, spake, Spalato, spaldeen, Spalding, spall, Spallanzani, spallation, spallation product, spalpeen, Spam
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British Dictionary definitions for spall
spall
/ (spɔːl) /
noun
a splinter or chip of ore, rock, or stone
verb
to split or cause to split into such fragments
Word Origin for spall
C15: of unknown origin
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