spile

Definitions


[spʌɪl], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a small wooden peg or spigot for stopping a cask

- a large, heavy timber driven into the ground to support a superstructure


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Origin:
early 16th century: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German, ‘wooden peg’; in spile apparently an alteration of pile


[spʌɪl], (Verb)

Definitions:
- broach (a cask) with a peg in order to draw off liquid


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Origin:
early 16th century: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German, ‘wooden peg’; in spile apparently an alteration of pile




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