\Spalt\, n. [Cf. G. spaltstein, from spalten to split. See
1st {Spell}.] (Metal.)
Spelter. [Colloq.]

\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.]

\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.]