English Explanatory Dictionary

spalt

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. spelter.
adj
  1. brittle.
  2. heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy.
verb
  1. To break off pieces, or have them broken off, especially with an axe etc; to splinter.

Pronunciation

/spɔːlt/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spalt.wav

Word forms

spalt more spalt most spalt spalts spalting spalted

Etymology

Compare German Spalt (“stein”), from spalten (“to split”).

Synonyms

spall
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