† spaltam Obs. rare.
Also 8 'spaltham.
[ad. med.L. aspaltum, var. asphaltum.]
Asphalt or bitumen used as a varnish. Also attrib.
| 1532 in E. Law Hampton Crt. Pal. (1885) I. 363 Payd to Henry Burd, groser of London, for 12 lb. of white lead,..2 lb. of spaltain [sic]. 1777 Foote Taste i. i, By the addition of your lumber-room dirt, and the salutary application of the 'spaltham pot, it became a Guido. |