spile
pronunciation
How to pronounce spile in British English:
UK [spaɪl]
How to pronounce spile in American English:
US [spaɪl]
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- Noun:
- a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
- a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask
Word Origin
- spile (n.)
- tap or spout for drawing maple sugar, 1844, from Northern English dialect spile "splinter" (1510s), from Middle Dutch or Middle Low German spile "splinter, skewer, bar, spindle," German Speiler "skewer;" perhaps related to spike (n.1).
Example
- 1. You 've spile my coffee , you numskull !
- 2. The manufacture and using of spile - pole soled hydroponic system .
- 3. Spare the rod and spile the child , as the good book says .