Category:Spalt

Spalt, n. Etym: [cf. G. spaltstein, from spalten to split. See 1st Spell.] (metal.)

Defn: spelter. [colloq.]

Spalt Spalt, a. Etym: [see 1st spell.]

1. Liable to break or split; brittle; as, spalt timber. [prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

2. Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy. [prov. Eng.]

Spalt Spalt, v. t. & i. Etym: [cf. Oe. spalden. See spalt, a.]

Defn: to split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, With an ax. [prov. Eng. & local, u.s.]