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A fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge
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spawl
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. 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" [syn: spall ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spawl \Spawl\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Spawled ; p. pr. & vb. n. Spawling .] [Cf. AS. sp[=a]tlian.] To scatter spittle from the mouth; to spit, as saliv Why must he sputter, spawl, and slaver it In vain, against the people's favorite. --Swift.
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
Etymology 1 n. (alternative form of spall English) Etymology 2 n. Scattered or ejected spittle vb. (context obsolete English) To scatter spittle from the mouth; to spit