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spile |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Spile \Spile\, n. [Cf. LG spile, dial. G. speil, speiler, D. spijl. [root]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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: spile n 1: a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure [syn: {pile}, {piling}, {stilt}] 2: used to close a hole in a barrel or flask [syn: {bung}]
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