spiling

American  

[spahy-ling] / ˈspaɪ lɪŋ /

noun

1. a group or mass of piles; spiles.

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Etymology

Origin of spiling

First recorded in 1835–45; spile ¹ + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

The ship passed between the long rows of spiling with nice judgment.

From The Best Short Stories of 1919 and the Yearbook of the American Short Story by O'Brien, Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington)

Now get out of here–the both of you: you’re spiling trade.

From In the Heart of a Fool by White, William Allen

Down below two dark forms, covered with mud and flour paste, could be seen clutching at the slippery braces of the spiling.

From Young Hunters of the Lake by Bonehill, Ralph

Here his feet were close to the water, but he supported himself on a cross rail nailed from one section of the spiling to another.

From Young Hunters of the Lake by Bonehill, Ralph

I rushed forrard, and raised her to my arms: spiling thereby a new weskit and a pair of crimson smalcloes.

From The Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush by Thackeray, William Makepeace