spelch
English
Etymology
From Middle English spelc, or spilc (“little rod by which things are kept straight or a splint for binding up broken bones”), ultimately from Old Norse spelkur (“splints”).
Verb
spelch (third-person singular simple present spelches, present participle spelching, simple past and past participle spelched)
- (intransitive) To splinter while being cross cut.
- Spelching can be avoided by cutting from the outside face in where possible.
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