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spawl

/spɔl/
noun
  1. A small piece or fragment, especially of stone or rock.
    • After the explosion, spawls of concrete littered the street.
    • He picked up a spawl of flint and examined its edge.
    • The path was covered with sharp spawls of granite.
Synonyms
fragmentchipsplinter
verb
  1. To break off or chip into small pieces, especially of stone or rock.
    • Over time, the cliff face began to spawl into the sea.
    • Workers spawled the old pavement to prepare for new asphalt.
    • The mason carefully spawled the rough edges off the stone.
Synonyms
flakebreak
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