spall

(noun, verb)

noun

1. 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

Similar word(s): spawl

Definition categories: object, fragment

verb

1. (transitive) To break into fragments or small pieces.

2. (transitive) To reduce, as irregular blocks of stone, to an approximately level surface by hammering.