2. (Masonry) To reduce, as irregular blocks of stone, to an approximately level surface by hammering. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
Spall — are flakes of a material that are broken off a larger solid body and can be produced by a variety of mechanisms, including as a result of projectile impact, corrosion, weathering, cavitation, or excessive rolling pressure (as in a ball bearing).… … Wikipedia
Spall — Spall … Wikipédia en Français
Spall — Spall, n. [Prov. E. spall, spell. See {Spale}, {Spell} a splinter.] A chip or fragment, especially a chip of stone as struck off the block by the hammer, having at least one feather edge. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spall — spall·ation; spall·er; spall; … English syllables
Spall — Spall, v. i. To give off spalls, or wedge shaped chips; said of stone, as when badly set, with the weight thrown too much on the outer surface. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Spall — Spall, n. [OF. espaule; cf. It. spalla. See {Epaule}.] The shoulder. [Obs.] Spenser. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
spall — (n.) chip of stone, mid 15c., from Middle English verb spald to split open (early 14c.), from or related to M.Du. spalden, M.L.G. spalden, cognate with O.H.G. spaltan to split (see SPILL (Cf. spill) (v.)) … Etymology dictionary
spall — [spôl] n. [ME spalle, prob. < or akin to spalden, to chip, split, akin to Ger spalten, to split: see SPOOL] a flake or chip, esp. of stone vt., vi. 1. to break up or split 2. to break off in layers parallel to a surface … English World dictionary
Spall — Wappen Deutschlandkarte … Deutsch Wikipedia
Spall — This interesting and unusual surname, with variant spellings Spaule, Spoole, Spawell, and Spalls, recorded in English Church Registers from the early 17th Century, is of locational origin from any of the several places called St. Paul(s). These… … Surnames reference
