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Webster 1913 Edition

Spalt

Spalt

,
Noun.
[Cf. G.
spalt
stein, from
spalten
to split. See 1st
Spell
.]
(Metal.)
Spelter.
[Colloq.]

Spalt

,
Adj.
[See 1st
Spell
.]
1.
Liable to break or split; brittle;
as,
spalt
timber
.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
2.
Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy.
[Prov. Eng.]

Spalt

,
Verb.
T.
&
I.
[Cf. OE.
spalden
. See
Spalt
,
Adj.
]
To split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax.
[Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]

Webster 1828 Edition

Spalt

SPALT

, SPELT,
Noun.
A whitish scaly mineral, used to promote the fusion of metals.

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