Spalt (?), n. [Cf. G. spaltstein, from spalten to split. See 1st Spell.] Metal.
Spelter.
[Colloq.]
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Spalt, a. [See 1st Spell.]
1.
Liable to break or split; brittle; as, spalt timber.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.
2.
Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy.
[Prov. Eng.]
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Spalt, v. t. & i. [Cf. OE. spalden. See Spalt, a.]
To split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax.
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