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spall

Spall is a 5 letter word which starts with the letter S and ends with the letter L for which we found 5 definitions.

Definition
(n.) The shoulder.
(n.) A chip or fragment especially a chip of stone as struck off the block by the hammer having at least one feather-edge.
(v. t.) To break into small pieces as ore for the purpose of separating from rock.
(v. t.) To reduce as irregular blocks of stone to an approximately level surface by hammering.
(v. i.) To give off spalls or wedge-shaped chips; -- said of stone as when badly set with the weight thrown too much on the outer surface.
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