Spaller
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A tool used to remove concrete.
"Concrete floors and walls can be mechanically decontaminated by removing the contaminated surface layer (1 to 2 inches) using surface grinders, spallers, or pneumatic drills."
- 2 A person who breaks down stone into smaller pieces.
"In 1919, the weekly margin above the living wage for the "all others" item was 6s., though the spallers then received 9s. a week margin and the millhands only 3s."
Example
More examples"Concrete floors and walls can be mechanically decontaminated by removing the contaminated surface layer (1 to 2 inches) using surface grinders, spallers, or pneumatic drills."
Etymology
From spall + -er.
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