spall

/spɔl/
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Other forms: spalls

Definitions of spall
  1. noun
    a fragment broken off from the edge or face of stone or ore and having at least one thin edge
    “a truck bearing a mound of blue spalls”
    synonyms: spawl
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    type of:
    fragment
    a piece broken off or cut off of something else
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