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Answer for the clue "A fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge ", 5 letters:
spawl

Word definitions for spawl in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spawl \Spawl\, n. [Cf. AS. sp[=a]tl, fr. sp[=ae]tan to spit; probably akin to sp[=i]wan, E. spew. Cf. Spew .] Scattered or ejected spittle.

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

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 ]