spile

IPA: spˈaɪɫ

noun

  • (obsolete or dialectal) A splinter.
  • A spigot or plug used to stop the hole in a barrel or cask.
  • (US) A spout inserted in a maple (or other tree) to draw off sap.
  • A pile; a post or girder.

verb

  • To plug (a hole) with a spile.
  • To draw off (a liquid) using a spile.
  • To provide (a barrel, tree etc.) with a spile.
  • (transitive) To support by means of spiles.
  • (transitive) To drive piles into.
  • (US, dialect, transitive, intransitive) spoil.
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Examples of "spile" in Sentences

  • Two kinds of spile are available.
  • The soft spile in the shive allows gas to vent off.
  • Similarly, the shive hole may be sealed with a spile.
  • This can be seen by the bubbles foaming around the spile.
  • Spile pulls a bottle of whiskey from deep within the back.
  • A spile is then placed in the hole to regulate the gas flow.
  • The shive with the spile will then be the highest point on the cask.
  • Like many such older terms, the word spile has other local meanings.

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