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Spawl

Spawl Meaning & Definition
Spawl Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Spawl?

[n] 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 | Synonyms for Spawl: spall

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See Also | fragment

Spawl In Webster's Dictionary

\Spawl\, n. A splinter or fragment, as of wood or stone. See {Spall}.
\Spawl\, n. [Cf. AS. sp[=a]tl, fr. sp[=ae]tan to spit; probably akin to sp[=i]wan, E. spew. Cf. {Spew}.] Scattered or ejected spittle.
\Spawl\, v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p. {Spawled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Spawling}.] [Cf. AS. sp[=a]tlian.] To scatter spittle from the mouth; to spit, as saliva. Why must he sputter, spawl, and slaver it In vain, against the people's favorite. --Swift.

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