"spall" meaning in English

See spall in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /spɔːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spall.wav [UK] Forms: spall [singular], spalls [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A spall is a fragment or chip of a stone.
    Sense id: simple-spall-en-noun-wNeevqqb

Verb

IPA: /spɔːl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-spall.wav [UK] Forms: spall [canonical], spalls [third-person, singular], spalled [past], spalled [past, participle], spalling [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something spalls, it breaks into many small pieces.
    Sense id: simple-spall-en-verb-umrHHSUQ
     
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