Hypertext Webster Gateway: "spile"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spile \Spile\, n. [Cf. LG. spile, dial. G. speil, speiler, D.
spijl. [root]170.]
1. A small plug or wooden pin, used to stop a vent, as in a
cask.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Spile \Spile\, v. t.
To supply with a spile or a spigot; to make a small vent in,
as a cask.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
spile
n 1: a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into
the ground to provide support for a structure [syn: {pile},
{piling}, {stilt}]
2: a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask [syn: {bung}]
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