spalt Meaning, Definition & Usage

Spalt noun
Etymology
Cf. G. spaltstein, from spalten to split. See 1st Spell.
Definitions
  1. (Metal.) Spelter. Colloq.
Spalt adjective
Etymology
See 1st Spell.
Definitions
  1. Liable to break or split; brittle; as, spalt timber. Prov. Eng. Halliwell.
  2. Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy. Prov. Eng.
Spalt transitive verb & intransitive verb
Etymology
Cf. OE. spalden. See Spalt, a.
Definitions
  1. To split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax. Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.

Webster 1913