What does "spile" mean?
Spile: A small tube or spout inserted in a tree for conducting sap, as from a sugar maple.
Additional senses
- 2.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.
- 3.To supply with a spile or a spigot; to make a small vent in, as a cask.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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