Found 2 items, similar to spile.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: spile 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: a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask [syn: bung]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Spile Spile \Spile\, v. t. To supply with a spile or a spigot; to make a small vent in, as a cask. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] 2. A small tube or spout inserted in a tree for conducting sap, as from a sugar maple. [1913 Webster] 3. A large stake driven into the ground as a support for some superstructure; a pile. [1913 Webster] Spile hole, a small air hole in a cask; a vent. [1913 Webster]