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   spile

   /spʌɪl/

   noun

   • 1. a small wooden peg or spigot for stopping a cask.
   • ▪ a small wooden or metal spout for tapping the sap from a sugar maple. North American
   • 2. a large, heavy timber driven into the ground to support a superstructure.

   verb

   • 1. broach (a cask) with a peg in order to draw off liquid.

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German, ‘wooden peg’; in spile (sense 2 of the noun) apparently an alteration of pile2.

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   What is a spile used for?

   • A small wooden peg called a spile is knocked into the top of the barrel. When fermentation starts to slow down, a hard spile is used to control the escape of the gas. A hard spile is used to open a hole in the side of the cask. Hollowed twigs were traditionally used as spiles to tap maple trees for syrup.

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   What does spile mean?

   • to furnish with a spigot or spout, as for drawing off a liquid. to tap by means of a spile. to furnish, strengthen, or support with spiles or piles. spoil. dialect. If you can’t find a supplier for spiles, use whatever you have. Once you’ve drilled your hole, you can hammer in a spile and hang a bucket or jug on it to collect the sap.

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   What is a spile in a tree?

   • Spiles are inserted into the tree trunk with a drill. What is the pronunciation of spile? SPILE meaning: 1. a small piece of wood that is used to control the amount of gas in a barrel (= large container…. Learn more.

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   What is the meaning of Spil?

   • spil, v.t. to allow to run out of a vessel: to shed: to waste: ( coll.) to throw from a vehicle or the saddle: to empty the belly of a sail of wind for reefing.— v.i. to be shed: to be allowed to fall, be lost, or wasted:— pa.t. and pa.p. spilled, spilt.— n. a fall, a throw: a downpour.— ns.

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   Spile can be a noun meaning a pile, a plug, or a spout, or a verb meaning to plug or supply with a spile. Learn more about the word history, examples, and synonyms of spile.

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   Spile definition: a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.. See examples of SPILE used in a sentence.

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   A spile is a small piece of wood or metal that is used to control the gas in a barrel of beer or to obtain liquid from trees. Learn more about the pronunciation and usage of spile with examples and related words.

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   Spile is a noun or verb that refers to a wooden peg, plug, or spout, especially for tapping sap from a tree. Learn the origin, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage examples of spile from Collins English Dictionary.

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   Definitions of spile. noun. a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure. synonyms: pile, piling, stilt. see more. noun. a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask. synonyms: bung. see more.

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   A spile is a wooden post, plug, or spout used for various purposes, such as supporting a structure, tapping a tree, or stopping a hole. Learn more about the origin, synonyms, and usage of the word spile from different sources.

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   A spile is a plug or spigot, as for a barrel, or a tap or spout driven into a maple tree to draw off sap. Learn more about the origin, synonyms, and usage of the word spile from YourDictionary.