spile Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a column of wood or steel or concrete that is driven into the ground to provide support for a structure
    stilt; pile; piling.
  2. noun a plug used to close a hole in a barrel or flask
    bung.

WordNet

Spile noun
Etymology
Cf. LG. spile, dial. G. speil, speiler, D. spijl. *170.
Definitions
  1. A small plug or wooden pin, used to stop a vent, as in a cask.
  2. A small tube or spout inserted in a tree for conducting sap, as from a sugar maple.
  3. A large stake driven into the ground as a support for some superstructure; a pile.
Spile transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To supply with a spile or a spigot; to make a small vent in, as a cask.

Webster 1913