Definitions for: Spawl

[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"

Webster (1913) Definition: Spawl, n.
A splinter or fragment, as of wood or stone. See Spall.

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.

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 saliva.

Why must he sputter, spawl, and slaver it In vain,
against the people's favorite. --Swift.

Synonyms: spall

See Also: fragment

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