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Definition: Spile hole
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.
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2. A small tube or spout inserted in a tree for conducting
sap, as from a sugar maple.
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3. A large stake driven into the ground as a support for some
superstructure; a pile.
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Spile hole, a small air hole in a cask; a vent.
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