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spalt |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spalt \Spalt\, v. t. & i. [Cf. OE spalden See {Spalt}, a.] To split off to cleave off as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spalt \Spalt\, n. [Cf. G. spaltstein from spalten to split. See 1st {Spell}.] (Metal.) Spelter. [Colloq.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spalt \Spalt\, a. [See 1st {Spell}.] 1. Liable to break or split; brittle; as spalt timber. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 2. Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy. [Prov. Eng.]
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