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spiling

[ spahy-ling ]

/ ˈspaɪ lɪŋ /

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noun

a group or mass of piles; spiles.

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Origin of spiling

First recorded in 1835–45; spile¹ + -ing¹

Words nearby spiling

spiker, spike-rush, spike-tooth harrow, spiky, spile, spiling, spill, spillage, Spillane, spillikin, spillikins

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How to use spiling in a sentence

I rushed forrard, and raised her to my arms: spiling thereby a new weskit and a pair of crimson smalcloes.
Memoirs of Mr. Charles J. Yellowplush|William Makepeace Thackeray
"'Pears like as if we were spiling the Egyptians," said an old man who had gathered an immense pile of blankets and coats.
The Boys of '61|Charles Carleton Coffin.
The ship passed between the long rows of spiling with nice judgment.
The Best Short Stories of 1919|Various
Then he took a few turns with the other end about a spiling, and held hard.
Jack Harvey's Adventures|Ruel Perley Smith

With a bound, Willy Horse cleared the spiling and leaped to the river bed to finish his victim.
Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods|Jessie Graham Flower