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Definition of "spile" [spile]

  • A post used as a foundation; a pile. (noun)
  • A wooden plug; a bung. (noun)
  • A spigot used in taking sap from a tree. (noun)
  • To support with a spile. (verb-transitive)
  • To plug or tap with a spile. (verb-transitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "spile" in a sentence
  • "Maple Tree This tool is called a spile, and the sap drips through it."
  • "A firkin, as the reader probably knows, is the least compromising of casks, and Mr Latter regularly attended in person to "spile" it."
  • "Unions are to blame cause some sputtering spile slipped its bung."