SPALDING KNIFE
Spald"ing knife`.
Defn: A spalting knife.
SPALE
Spale, n. Etym: [Cf. Spell a splinter.]
1. A lath; a shaving or chip, as of wood or stone. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]
2. (Shipbuilding)
Defn: A strengthening cross timber.
SPALL
Spall, n. Etym: [OF. espaule; cf. It. spalla. See Epaule.]
Defn: The shoulder. [Obs.] Spenser.
SPALL
Spall, n. Etym: [Prov. E. spall, spell. See Spale, Spell a splinter.]
Defn: A chip or fragment, especially a chip of stone as struck off the block by the hammer, having at least one feather-edge.