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Definition of Spalls
1. spall [v] - See also: spall
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spalls
Literary usage of Spalls
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society by American Philosophical Society (1771)
"There are 138 primary burin spalls. Primary burin spalls are 25 percent of the
... Class 12—Secondary Burin spalls (Figure 141) Secondary burin spalls are ..."
2. The Cupola Furnace: A Practical Treatise on the Construction and Management by Edward Kirk (1903)
"... or assists in keeping it open when used in large quantities. MARBLE spalls.
Marble is another of the carbonates of lime, and the spalls or ..."
3. Construction of Masonry Dams by Chester Wason Smith (1915)
"Under no circumstances is it allowable to introduce spalls first and then pour
concrete ... It is not economical to try to introduce spalls beyond a certain ..."
4. Science and Industry (1899)
"I ALWAYS look to the Chips and spalls columns of "The Building Trades Magazine"
for ingenious ideas and suggestive queries, and was struck by John ..."
5. Handbook of Cost Data for Contractors and Engineers: A Reference Book Giving by Halbert Powers Gillette (1905)
"No attempt is made to record the amount of rubble stones; but this amount can be
estimated quite accurately if record is kept of the mortar and spalls, for, ..."
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