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Definition of spile in English: spilenoun spʌɪlspīl 1A small wooden peg or spigot for stopping a cask. Example sentencesExamples - Before beginning, sterilize both the spile and the jug with boiling water.
Synonyms stopper, stop, plug, bung, peg, spigot, seal - 1.1North American A small wooden or metal spout for tapping the sap from a sugar maple.
Synonyms nozzle, head, spray, rose, atomizer, sprinkler, sprinkler head, spout, nose
2A large, heavy timber driven into the ground to support a superstructure. Example sentencesExamples - Into this hole, tap in the spile with a wooden mallet.
verb spʌɪlspīl [with object]US dialect Broach (a cask) with a peg in order to draw off liquid. Example sentencesExamples - Well, firstly I'm still adamant that you can't beat a pint of cask-conditioned ale, properly tapped and spiled, at the peak of perfection.
Origin Early 16th century: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German, 'wooden peg'; in sense 2 of the noun apparently an alteration of pile2. Rhymes aisle, Argyle, awhile, beguile, bile, Carlisle, Carlyle, compile, De Stijl, ensile, file, guile, I'll, interfile, isle, Kabyle, kyle, lisle, Lyle, Mikhail, mile, Nile, pile, rank-and-file, resile, rile, Ryle, Sieg Heil, smile, stile, style, tile, vile, Weil, while, wile, worthwhile Definition of spile in US English: spilenounspīl 1A small wooden peg or spigot for stopping a cask. Example sentencesExamples - Before beginning, sterilize both the spile and the jug with boiling water.
Synonyms stopper, stop, plug, bung, peg, spigot, seal - 1.1North American A small wooden or metal spout for tapping the sap from a sugar maple.
Synonyms nozzle, head, spray, rose, atomizer, sprinkler, sprinkler head, spout, nose
2A large, heavy timber driven into the ground to support a superstructure. Example sentencesExamples - Into this hole, tap in the spile with a wooden mallet.
verbspīl [with object]US dialect Broach (a cask) with a peg in order to draw off liquid. Example sentencesExamples - Well, firstly I'm still adamant that you can't beat a pint of cask-conditioned ale, properly tapped and spiled, at the peak of perfection.
Origin Early 16th century: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German, ‘wooden peg’; in spile (sense 2 of the noun) apparently an alteration of pile. |