spile
1[ spahyl ]
/ spaɪl /
noun
verb (used with object), spiled, spil·ing.
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Origin of spile
11505–15; <Middle Dutch or Middle Low German spile splinter, peg; cognate with German Speil
Words nearby spile
spike potential, spiker, spike-rush, spike-tooth harrow, spiky, spile, spiling, spill, spillage, Spillane, spillikin
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British Dictionary definitions for spile
spile
/ (spaɪl) /
noun
a heavy timber stake or pile
US and Canadian a spout for tapping sap from the sugar maple tree
a plug or spigot
verb (tr)
to provide or support with a spile
US to tap (a tree) with a spile
Northern English dialect a splinter
Word Origin for spile
C16: probably from Middle Dutch spile peg; related to Icelandic spila skewer, Latin spīna thorn
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