Spalt
Spalt , noun
[Compare German spaltstein, from spalten to split. See 1st Spell.]
(Metallurgy) Spelter. [Colloquial]
Spalt , adjective
[See 1st Spell.]
1.
Liable to break or split; brittle; as, spalt timber. [Provincial English] — Halliwell
2.
Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy. [Provincial English]
Spalt , verb, transitive and intransitive
[Compare Old English spalden. See Spalt, a.]
To split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax. [Provincial English & Local, United States]