What does "spalt" mean?
Spalt: Liable to break or split; brittle; as, spalt timber. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
Additional senses
- 2.Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy. [Prov. Eng.]
- 3.To split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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