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Definitions for: Spall [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: Spall, n. [OF. espaule; cf. It. spalla. See Epaule.]
The shoulder. [Obs.] --Spenser.
Spall, n. [Prov. E. spall, spell. See Spale, Spell a
splinter.]
A chip or fragment, especially a chip of stone as struck off
the block by the hammer, having at least one feather-edge.
Spall, v. t.
1. (Mining) To break into small pieces, as ore, for the
purpose of separating from rock. --Pryce.
2. (Masonry) To reduce, as irregular blocks of stone, to an
approximately level surface by hammering.
Spall, v. i.
To give off spalls, or wedge-shaped chips; -- said of stone,
as when badly set, with the weight thrown too much on the
outer surface.
Synonyms: spawl
See Also: fragment
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