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A splinter or fragment, as of wood or stone. See Spall.

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  1. n. A splinter or fragment, as of wood or stone. See Spall.
  2. n. Scattered or ejected spittle.
  3. v. i. & t. To scatter spittle from the mouth; to spit, as saliva.
  4. n. a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge
  5. A splinter or fragment, as of wood or stone. See Spall. Scattered or ejected spittle. To scatter spittle from the mouth; to spit, as saliva. Why must he sputter, spawl, and slaver it In vain, against the people's favorite. Swift.