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- Dictionaryspile/spʌɪl/
noun
- 1. a small wooden peg or spigot for stopping a cask.
- 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.
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a small tube of metal or wood that is used to obtain liquid from trees: Hollowed twigs were traditionally used as spiles to tap maple trees for syrup. The spigots from which the sap runs are called spiles. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
noun. ˈspī (-ə)l. Synonyms of spile. 1. : pile entry 1 sense 1. 2. : a small plug used to stop the vent of a cask : bung. 3. : a spout inserted in a tree to draw off sap. spile. 2 of 2. verb. spiled; spiling. transitive verb. 1. : to plug with a spile. 2. : to supply with a spile. Examples of spile in a Sentence. Recent Examples on the Web. Noun.
Spile definition: a peg or plug of wood, especially one used as a spigot.. See examples of SPILE used in a sentence.
1. (Building) a heavy timber stake or pile. 2. (Forestry) US and Canadian a spout for tapping sap from the sugar maple tree. 3. (Tools) a plug or spigot. vb ( tr) 4. (Building) to provide or support with a spile. 5. (Forestry) US to tap (a tree) with a spile. 6. dialect Northern English a splinter.
noun. 1. a heavy timber stake or pile. 2. US and Canadian. a spout for tapping sap from the sugar maple tree. 3. a plug or spigot. 4. Northern England dialect. a splinter. verb (transitive) 5. to provide or support with a spile. 6. US. to tap (a tree) with a spile. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin.
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. a pile in a row of piles driven side by side to retain earth or prevent seepage.
Spile Definition. spīl. spiled, spiles, spiling. Meanings. Synonyms. Definition Source. Word Forms. Origin. Noun. Verb. Filter. noun. spiles. A plug or spigot, as for a barrel. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. A heavy stake or timber driven into the ground as a foundation or support; pile. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.
Jul 17, 2024 · spile (third-person singular simple present spiles, present participle spiling, simple past and past participle spiled) To plug (a hole) with a spile. To draw off (a liquid) using a spile.
n. a peg or plug of wood, esp. one used as a spigot. a spout for conducting sap from the sugar maple. Building a heavy wooden stake or pile. Mining forepole. v.t. to stop up (a hole) with a spile or peg. to furnish with a spigot or spout, as for drawing off a liquid. to tap by means of a spile.
Spile. Various beer barrels with wooden spiles (round knobs on cask) in addition to beer taps. A spile (sometimes called a "cask peg") is a wooden or metal peg used to control the flow of air into, and carbon dioxide out of, a cask of ale or wine.
