| 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. |
| Noun | 1. | spall - 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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