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spile
(spīl)n.
1. A post used as a foundation; a pile.
2. A wooden plug; a bung.
3. A spout used in taking sap from a tree.
tr.v. spiled, spil·ing, spiles
1. To support with a spile.
2. To plug or tap with a spile.
[Dutch spijl, wooden pin, from Middle Dutch spīle.]
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spile
(spaɪl)n
1. (Building) a heavy timber stake or pile
2. (Forestry) US and Canadian a spout for tapping sap from the sugar maple tree
3. (Tools) a plug or spigot
vb (tr)
4. (Building) to provide or support with a spile
5. (Forestry) US to tap (a tree) with a spile
6. dialect Northern English a splinter
[C16: probably from Middle Dutch spile peg; related to Icelandic spila skewer, Latin spīna thorn]
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spile
(spaɪl)n., v. spiled, spil•ing. n.
1. a peg or plug of wood, esp. one used as a spigot.
2. a spout for conducting sap from the sugar maple.
3. a heavy wooden stake or pile.
v.t. 4. to stop up (a hole) with a spile.
5. to tap by means of a spile.
6. to strengthen or support with spiles.
[1505–15; < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German spile splinter, peg; c. German Speil]
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spile
Past participle: spiled
Gerund: spiling
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| Noun | 1. |  spile - a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structurepillar, column - (architecture) a tall vertical cylindrical structure standing upright and used to support a structure sheath pile, sheet pile, sheet piling - a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage |
| 2. | spile - a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask |
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