Spile (?), n. [Cf. LG. spile, dial. G. speil, speiler, D. spijl. 170.]
1.
A small plug or wooden pin, used to stop a vent, as in a cask.
2.
A small tube or spout inserted in a tree for conducting sap, as from a sugar maple.
3.
A large stake driven into the ground as a support for some superstructure; a pile.
Spile hole, a small air hole in a cask; a vent.
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Spile (?), v. t.
To supply with a spile or a spigot; to make a small vent in, as a cask.
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