Spalt

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spalt \Spalt\, a. [See 1st {Spell}.]
     1. Liable to break or split; brittle; as, spalt timber.
        [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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     2. Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy. [Prov. Eng.]


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Spalt \Spalt\, n. [Cf. G. spaltstein, from spalten to split. See
     1st {Spell}.] (Metal.)
     Spelter. [Colloq.]
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