Definition of "spalt"

spalt

/spɔːlt/

noun
uncountable
1. Spelter.
adjective
comparative more spalt, superlative most spalt
1. (of wood) Brittle.
  Quotations
  a brittle, spalt wood
  1772, William Ellis, Husbandry, Abridged
2. Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy.
verb
third-person singular simple present spalts, present participle spalting, simple past and past participle spalted
1. (transitive, intransitive) To break off pieces, or have them broken off, especially with an axe etc; to splinter.