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English Dictionary: spile by the DICT Development Group
3 results for spile
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
spile
n
  1. a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
    Synonym(s): pile, spile, piling, stilt
  2. a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask
    Synonym(s): bung, spile
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spile \Spile\, n. [Cf. LG. spile, dial. G. speil, speiler, D.
      spijl. [fb]170.]
      1. A small plug or wooden pin, used to stop a vent, as in a
            cask.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Spile \Spile\, v. t.
      To supply with a spile or a spigot; to make a small vent in,
      as a cask.
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