Spalt \Spalt\, v. t. & i. [Cf. OE. spalden. See Spalt, a.]

To split off; to cleave off, as chips from a piece of timber, with an ax. [Prov. Eng. & Local, U.S.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Spalt \Spalt\, n. [Cf. G. spaltstein, from spalten to split. See 1st Spell.]

(Metal.) Spelter. [Colloq.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Spalt \Spalt\, a. [See 1st Spell.]

1. Liable to break or split; brittle; as, spalt timber. [Prov. Eng.]

--Halliwell.

2. Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy. [Prov. Eng.]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)