spile

  1. Noun.  (obsolete, _) A splinter.
  2. Noun.  A spigot or plug used to stop the hole in a barrel or cask.
  3. Noun.  (US) A spout inserted in a maple (or other tree) to draw off sap.
  4. Verb.  To plug (a hole) with a spile.
  5. Verb.  To draw off (a liquid) using a spile.
  6. Verb.  To provide (a barrel, tree etc.) with a spile.
  7. Noun.  A pile; a post or girder.
  8. Verb.  To support by means of spiles.
  9. Verb.  (US, dialect) spoil.

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