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Spall
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Meaning
Noun
●
A
splinter
,
fragment
or
chip
, especially of stone.
●
The shoulder.
Verb
●
To
break into
fragments
or small pieces.
●
To reduce, as
irregular
blocks
of
stone
, to an
approximately
level
surface
by hammering.
Name
●
A surname.
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Origin
spall
English
spalla
Italian
spatula
Latin
spatha
Latin
σπάθη
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
spalle
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym
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