spile noun¹ & verb¹. [spʌɪl] E16.
[Middle Low German, Middle Dutch (Northern Frisian spīl, German dial. Speil) = splinter, wooden peg or pin, skewer, etc.; rel. to SPILL noun¹.]
A. noun.
1. A splinter or chip of wood; a spill. Scot. & north. E16.

2. a. A small wooden peg or plug; a spigot. Chiefly Scot. & dial. E18.
b. A small spout for tapping the sap from a sugar maple etc. N. Amer. L18.
b. verb trans.
1. Stop up (a hole) with a spile. Also foll. by up. L17.

2. Broach (a cask, liquid, etc.) with a spile. Now dial. & US. L18.

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spile noun² & verb². [spʌɪl] E16.
[App. alt. of PILE noun¹ after SPILE noun¹ & verb¹, or by wrong analysis of combination.]
A. noun.
1. = PILE noun¹ 3. E16.

2. Mining. A sharp-pointed post used in sinking with cribs. M19.
b. verb trans. = PILE verb¹ 1. Now dial. E19.

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