Thesaurus: spalt

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1. n. Spelter.
2. a. Liable to break or split; brittle; as, spalt timber.
3. a. Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy.
4. a. To split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax.
5. Spelter. [Colloq.] 1. Liable to break or split; brittle; as, spalt timber. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 2. Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy. [Prov. Eng.] To split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]
6. Spelter. [Colloq.]
7. n. Spelter. a. Liable to break or split; brittle; as, spalt timber. a. Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy. a. To split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax.