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Definition of Spile
1. Noun. A column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure.
Generic synonyms: Column, Pillar
Specialized synonyms: Sheath Pile, Sheet Pile, Sheet Piling
2. Noun. A plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask.
Group relationships: Barrel, Cask
Generic synonyms: Plug, Stopper, Stopple
Derivative terms: Bung
Definition of Spile
1. n. A small plug or wooden pin, used to stop a vent, as in a cask.
2. v. t. To supply with a spile or a spigot; to make a small vent in, as a cask.
Definition of Spile
1. Noun. (obsolete or dialectal) A splinter. ¹
2. Noun. A spigot or plug used to stop the hole in a barrel or cask. ¹
3. Noun. (American English) A spout inserted in a maple (or other tree) to draw off sap. ¹
4. Verb. To plug (a hole) with a spile. ¹
5. Verb. To draw off (a liquid) using a spile. ¹
6. Verb. To provide (a barrel, tree etc.) with a spile. ¹
7. Noun. A pile; a post or girder. ¹
8. Verb. To support by means of spiles. ¹
9. Verb. (US dialect ambitransitive) spoil. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Spile
1. to stop up with a wooden plug [v SPILED, SPILING, SPILES]
Medical Definition of Spile
1. 1. A small plug or wooden pin, used to stop a vent, as in a cask. 2. A small tube or spout inserted in a tree for conducting sap, as from a sugar maple. 3. A large stake driven into the ground as a support for some superstructure; a pile. Spile hole, a small air hole in a cask; a vent. Origin: Cf. LG. Spile, dial. G. Speil, speiler, D. Spijl. 170. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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