Spelter.

(of wood) Brittle. / Heedless; clumsy; pert; saucy.

(transitive, intransitive) To break off pieces, or have them broken off, especially with an axe etc; to splinter.

(woodworking) Any coloration of wood, either living or dead, by fungi, which is considered visually or texturally appealing. Biochemical responses by the tree are not included within the scope of spalting.

plural of spalting

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spalt

simple past tense and past participle of spalt