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Definition of: spall
(spôl) v.t
To break up; chip; prepare for sorting, as ore.
—v.i. To chip at the edges, as a stone under pressure.
—noun A chip, splinter, or flake, as from a stone. [ME spalle.? Related to MLG spalden split.]
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