Definitions
a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge
Word origin
From Middle English spalle (“a chip”) (first documented in 1440), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from the Middle English verb spald (“to split”) (c.1400), from Middle Low German spalden, cognate with Old High German spaltan (“to split”).
Used in a sentence
“My father knew Bert Le Feuvre, the foreman of Griffith's yard, and there was a little heap of spawls waiting ready every night in summer after school for me to crack.”
“The failure of this bearing involved spall under high load.”
“The inspection of this bridge abutment found extensive spall.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Broken stone fragment”5 letters
02“Stone chip”5 letters
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