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  1. 1. n. Spelter. Source: opted
  2. 2. a. Liable to break or split; brittle; as, spalt timber. Source: opted
  3. 3. a. Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy. Source: opted
  4. 4. a. To split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax. Source: opted
  5. 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.] Source: webster
  6. 6. Spelter. [Colloq.] Source: adambom
  7. 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. Source: ecdict

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