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spalt

verb
\ ˈspȯlt, -palt\

Definition of spalt

 (Entry 1 of 2)

dialectal
: split, splinter

spalt

noun
\ "\
plural -s

Definition of spalt (Entry 2 of 2)

: the residue left after cutting shingles from a bolt of wood

History and Etymology for spalt

Verb

probably from German spalten to split, from Old High German spaltan

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