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Pronunciation : Spile
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Cf. LG. spile, dial. G. speil, speiler, D. spijl. *170.]
Definition : 1. A small plug or wooden pin, used to stop a vent, as in a cask.

2. A small tube or spout inserted in a tree for conducting sap, as from a sugar maple.

3. A large stake driven into the ground as a support for some superstructure; a pile. Spile hole, a small air hole in a cask; a vent.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Spile
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To supply with a spile or a spigot; to make a small vent in, as a cask.

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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913