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   spile

   /spʌɪl/

   noun

   • 1. a small wooden peg or spigot for stopping a cask.
   • ▪ a small wooden or metal spout for tapping the sap from a sugar maple. North American
   • 2. a large, heavy timber driven into the ground to support a superstructure.

   verb

   • 1. broach (a cask) with a peg in order to draw off liquid.

   Word Origin early 16th century: from Middle Dutch, Middle Low German, ‘wooden peg’; in spile (sense 2 of the noun) apparently an alteration of pile2.

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   What does spile mean?

   • n. 1. A post used as a foundation; a pile. 2. A wooden plug; a bung. 3. A spout used in taking sap from a tree. 1. To support with a spile. 2. To plug or tap with a spile. [Dutch spijl, wooden pin, from Middle Dutch spīle.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What is a spile used for in a cask?

   • A spile is a small wooden or metal peg used to control the flow of air into, and carbon dioxide out of, a cask of ale. Spiles can also be used to broach water from trees.

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   What is a spile in a tree?

   • Spiles are inserted into the tree trunk with a drill. What is the pronunciation of spile? SPILE meaning: 1. a small piece of wood that is used to control the amount of gas in a barrel (= large container…. Learn more.

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   What is the meaning of 'spill'?

   • The meaning of 'spill' is to allow to run out of a vessel or shed; also, to be shed, be lost, or wasted. For example, 'spilled milk' or 'spilt oil'. The term also refers to a fall or a downpour.

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   Where does the word speil come from?

   • IPA ( key): /spæɪ̯l/ Derived from Latin speculum, via Low German spegel and Old Norse spegill. Cognate with Danish spejl . speil n (definite singular speilet, indefinite plural speil, definite plural speila or speilene) speil “speil” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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   What is a hard spile used for?

   • When fermentation starts to slow down, a hard spile is used to control the escape of the gas. A hard spile is used to open a hole in the side of the cask. Hollowed twigs were traditionally used as spiles to tap maple trees for syrup. The spigots from which the sap runs are called spiles. Spiles are inserted into the tree trunk with a drill.

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   Definitions of spile. noun. a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure. synonyms: pile, piling, stilt. see more. noun. a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask. synonyms: bung. see more.