English to English

spile
(sp/aI/l )

noun (n)

  • a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    pile, piling, stilt
    source: wordnet30
  • a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    bung
    source: wordnet30
  • A small plug or wooden pin, used to stop a vent, as in a cask.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • To supply with a spile or a spigot; to make a small vent in, as a cask.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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