01 n. Spelter.
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Spelter.(Metal.) [Colloq.]
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4 senses · 3 variants
Webster, 1913
Spalt
· IPA /spɔːlt/
02 a. Liable to break or split; brittle; as, spalt timber.
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Liable to break or split; brittle; as, spalt timber.[Prov. Eng.]
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Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy.[Prov. Eng.]
03 v. t. & i. To split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax.
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To split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax.[Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]