Definition of Spall
n.
1.
The
shoulder
.
1.
A
chip
or
fragment
,
especially
a
chip
of
stone
as
struck
off
the
block
by
the
hammer
,
having
at
least
one
feather-edge
.
v. t.
1.
(Mining)
To
break
into
small
pieces
,
as
ore
,
for
the
purpose
of
separating
from
rock
.
2.
(Masonry)
To
reduce
,
as
irregular
blocks
of
stone
,
to
an
approximately
level
surface
by
hammering
.
v. i.
1.
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
.
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,
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