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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge;
- Example: "a truck bearing a mound of blue spalls"
[syn: spall, spawl]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Spawl \Spawl\, n. A splinter or fragment, as of wood or stone. See Spall. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Spawl \Spawl\, n. [Cf. AS. sp[=a]tl, fr. sp[=ae]tan to spit; probably akin to sp[imac]wan, E. spew. Cf. Spew.] Scattered or ejected spittle. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Spawl \Spawl\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. Spawled; p. pr. & vb. n. Spawling.] [Cf. AS. sp[=a]tlian.] To scatter spittle from the mouth; to spit, as saliva. [1913 Webster] Why must he sputter, spawl, and slaver it In vain, against the people's favorite. --Swift. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

spawl n 1: 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" [syn: spall, spawl]