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

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spiling

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 William Makepeace Thackeray

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 Edward J. (Edward Joseph Harrington) O'Brien

And there’s many a lady that she never would have seen a cent, let alone making herself pay for the spiling of it.”

From At Fault by Kate Chopin

"Faix—we wouldn't be afther spiling your honer's divarsion, my lord, on no account," said another.

From The Kellys and the O'Kellys by Anthony Trollope

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 Ralph Bonehill