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View synonyms for spile
spile
1[ spahyl ]
noun
- a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.
- a spout for conducting sap from the sugar maple.
- a heavy wooden stake or pile.
- Mining. forepole.
verb (used with object)
, spiled, spil·ing.
- to stop up (a hole) with a spile or peg.
- to furnish with a spigot or spout, as for drawing off a liquid.
- to tap by means of a spile.
- to furnish, strengthen, or support with spiles or piles.
spile
2[ spahyl ]
verb (used with or without object)
, spiled, spil·ing,
spile
/ spaɪl /
noun
- a heavy timber stake or pile
- a spout for tapping sap from the sugar maple tree
- a plug or spigot
verb
- to provide or support with a spile
- to tap (a tree) with a spile
- dialect.a splinter
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spile1
1505–15; < Middle Dutch or Middle Low German spile splinter, peg; cognate with German Speil
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spile1
C16: probably from Middle Dutch spile peg; related to Icelandic spila skewer, Latin spīna thorn
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Example Sentences
Mo' lak spile chillen, that dun had ther way so long they cuden' give in, speshly your par.
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You see the Elmwood parson takes all our eggs, and wife thinks 'twouldn't do to spile a payin' customer.
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Youll spile usbut I know a lot o folks that might learn manners from you two boys.
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An' don't you spile it in the cooking or I'll use the gad on you; an' if you holler or cut that cord I'll kill ye.
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He did this on each spile, and they put the whole pot into the water.
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