Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Brittle; liable to break or split.
  • Frail; clumsy; heedless; pert.
  • noun A whitish scaly mineral, used to promote the fusion of metals.
  • To split off, as large splinters from a piece of timber in working it.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun (Metal.), colloq. Spelter.
  • verb Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S. To split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax.
  • adjective Prov. Eng. Liable to break or split; brittle.
  • adjective Prov. Eng. Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun spelter
  • adjective of wood brittle
  • verb To break off pieces, especially with an axe etc; to splinter

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  • adj 1. Liable to break or split; brittle; as, spalt timber; 2. Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy.

    January 13, 2009