What is to split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.] called?
spalt — To split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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