spile
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noun
1.
a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
2.
a spout for conducting sap from the sugar maple.
3.
a heavy wooden stake or pile.
4.
Mining. forepole.
verb (used with object)
5.
to stop up (a hole) with a spile or peg.
6.
to furnish with a spigot or spout, as for drawing off a liquid.
7.
to tap by means of a spile.
8.
to furnish, strengthen, or support with spiles or piles.
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Origin:
1505–15; < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German spile splinter, peg; cognate with German Speil
1505–15; < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German spile splinter, peg; cognate with German Speil
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spile (spaɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a heavy timber stake or pile |
| 2. | (US), (Canadian) a spout for tapping sap from the sugar maple tree |
| 3. | a plug or spigot |
| —vb | |
| 4. | to provide or support with a spile |
| 5. | (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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Example sentences
Two large spile drivers are now building a crib, to mark the location of the piers.
Discharge through spiles frequently is controlled using a small wooden stake that slides across the spile opening.
Use a battery-powered drill and a bit that matches the size of your tap or spile for a tight fit.
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