spall

spall · noun, verb¹

1. Middle Low German · derived fromspalden
2. Middle English · inherited fromspalle“a chip”
3. English todayspall

From Middle English spalle (“a chip”) (first documented in 1440), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from the Middle English verb spald (“to split”) (c.1400), from Middle Low German spalden, cognate with Old High German spaltan (“to split”).

spall · noun²

1. Italian · derived fromspalla
2. English todayspall

From Italian spalla. Doublet of spauld and spatula.

Spall · proper noun³

Unknown.

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