n. [ OF. espaule; cf. It. spalla. See Epaule. ] The shoulder. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Prov. E. spall, spell. See Spale, Spell a splinter. ] A chip or fragment, especially a chip of stone as struck off the block by the hammer, having at least one feather-edge. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
v. i. To give off spalls, or wedge-shaped chips; -- said of stone, as when badly set, with the weight thrown too much on the outer surface. [ 1913 Webster ]