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spile

/spaɪl/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A splinter.
  2. A spigot or plug used to stop the hole in a barrel or cask.
  3. A spout inserted in a maple (or other tree) to draw off sap.
  4. To plug (a hole) with a spile.
  5. To draw off (a liquid) using a spile.
  6. To provide (a barrel, tree etc.) with a spile.
  7. A pile; a post or girder.
  8. To support by means of spiles.
  9. To drive piles into.
  10. Spoil.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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